diff --git a/plugins/certs/commands b/plugins/certs/commands
index 6aadee13d..c046ffedb 100755
--- a/plugins/certs/commands
+++ b/plugins/certs/commands
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ case "$1" in
       openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt
 
       mkdir -p "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/tls"
+      dokku_log_info1 "Installing certificate and key..."
       mv -f $TMP_WORK_DIR/server.key $TMP_WORK_DIR/server.crt $SSL_PATH
-      [[ -n "$DOMAIN" ]] && dokku domains:add $APP $DOMAIN || true
+      [[ -n "$DOMAIN" ]] && (dokku domains:add $APP $DOMAIN || dokku nginx:build-config $APP)
       dokku_log_info1 "The following is a certificate signing request that can be used"
       dokku_log_info1 "to generate an 'officially' signed SSL certificate for $APP at $DOMAIN"
       dokku_log_info1 "by a CA of your choosing."