diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-api.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-api.rs
index 630d642c..baee4a41 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-api.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-api.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ async fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     config::create_configdir()?;
 
+    config::update_self_signed_cert(false)?;
+
     if let Err(err) = generate_auth_key() {
         bail!("unable to generate auth key - {}", err);
     }
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
index b31f8334..85bb2610 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ async fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
         bail!("unable to inititialize syslog - {}", err);
     }
 
-    config::update_self_signed_cert(false)?;
-
     let _ = public_auth_key(); // load with lazy_static
     let _ = csrf_secret(); // load with lazy_static