diff --git a/docker/scripts/0-create-cert.sh b/docker/scripts/0-create-cert.sh
index 6572e4c..2392c6d 100644
--- a/docker/scripts/0-create-cert.sh
+++ b/docker/scripts/0-create-cert.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# Wait for haproxy container
-while ! nc -z haproxy 9999 2>/dev/null; do
-    echo "Waiting for haproxy:9999..."
-    sleep 7
-done
-
 if [ ! -f /etc/certificates/site.pem ]; then
   # Generate self-signed certificate
   openssl genrsa -out site.key 2048
@@ -16,6 +10,12 @@ if [ ! -f /etc/certificates/site.pem ]; then
   cat site.key site.crt >> /etc/certificates/site.pem
 fi
 
+# Wait for haproxy container
+while ! nc -z haproxy 9999 2>/dev/null; do
+    echo "Waiting for haproxy:9999..."
+    sleep 7
+done
+
 # check e-mail for letsencrypt notifications
 if [ -n "$CERTBOT_EMAIL" ]; then
   CERTBOT_OPTS="--email $CERTBOT_EMAIL"