diff --git a/debian/resources/letsencrypt.sh b/debian/resources/letsencrypt.sh
index 5c482f3..cc3b124 100755
--- a/debian/resources/letsencrypt.sh
+++ b/debian/resources/letsencrypt.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."true" ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+#copy config and hook.sh into /etc/dehydrated
+cd /usr/src/dehydrated
+cp docs/examples/config /etc/dehydrated
+#cp docs/examples/hook.sh /etc/dehydrated
+
 #update the dehydrated config
 #sed "s#CONTACT_EMAIL=#CONTACT_EMAIL=$email_address" -i /etc/dehydrated/config
 sed -i' ' -e s:'#CONTACT_EMAIL=":CONTACT_EMAIL=$email_address:' /etc/dehydrated/config
@@ -64,30 +69,27 @@ dehydrated --register --accept-terms --config /etc/dehydrated/config
 #set the domain alias
 domain_alias=$(echo "$domain_name" | head -n1 | cut -d " " -f1)
 
+#create an alias when using wildcard dns
+if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."true" ]; then
+	echo "*.$domain_name > $domain_name" > /etc/dehydrated/domains.txt
+fi
+
 #add the domain name to domains.txt
 if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."false" ]; then
 	echo "$domain_name" > /etc/dehydrated/domains.txt
 fi
 
-#copy config and hook.sh into /etc/dehydrated
-cd /usr/src/dehydrated
-cp docs/examples/config /etc/dehydrated
-#cp docs/examples/hook.sh /etc/dehydrated
+#request the certificates
+if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."true" ]; then
+  dehydrated --cron --domain *.$domain_name --alias $domain_alias --config /etc/dehydrated/config --out /etc/dehydrated/certs --challenge dns-01 --hook /etc/dehydrated/hook.sh
+fi
+if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."false" ]; then
+  dehydrated --cron --alias $domain_alias --config /etc/dehydrated/config --config /etc/dehydrated/config --out /etc/dehydrated/certs --challenge http-01
+fi
 
 #make sure the nginx ssl directory exists
 mkdir -p /etc/nginx/ssl
 
-#accept the terms
-dehydrated --register --accept-terms --config /etc/dehydrated/config
-
-#request the certificates
-if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."true" ]; then
-  dehydrated --cron --domain *.$domain_name --alias $domain_name --config /etc/dehydrated/config --out /etc/dehydrated/certs --challenge dns-01 --hook /etc/dehydrated/hook.sh
-fi
-if [ .$wilcard_domain = ."false" ]; then
-  dehydrated --cron --domain $domain_name --config /etc/dehydrated/config --config /etc/dehydrated/config --out /etc/dehydrated/certs --challenge dns-01 --hook /etc/dehydrated/hook.sh
-fi
-
 #update nginx config
 sed "s@ssl_certificate         /etc/ssl/certs/nginx.crt;@ssl_certificate /etc/dehydrated/certs/$domain_name/fullchain.pem;@g" -i /etc/nginx/sites-available/fusionpbx
 sed "s@ssl_certificate_key     /etc/ssl/private/nginx.key;@ssl_certificate_key /etc/dehydrated/certs/$domain_name/privkey.pem;@g" -i /etc/nginx/sites-available/fusionpbx