diff --git a/playbooks/services/nginx-proxy.yml b/playbooks/services/nginx-proxy.yml
index 9a3b7ef..58cbddd 100644
--- a/playbooks/services/nginx-proxy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/services/nginx-proxy.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
   become: true
   vars:
     bool_create_vhost: false
+    bool_cert_dry_run: true
   roles:
     - nginx-proxy
diff --git a/roles/nginx-proxy/tasks/generate_certs.yml b/roles/nginx-proxy/tasks/generate_certs.yml
index 376e982..b62b98d 100644
--- a/roles/nginx-proxy/tasks/generate_certs.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx-proxy/tasks/generate_certs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     certbot certonly --standalone
     --non-interactive
     --agree-tos
-    --dry-run
+    {{ '--dry-run' if bool_cert_dry_run | default(true) else '' }}
     --email {{ certbot_email | default("admin@" + mydomain) }}
     -d {{ item.key + "." + mydomain if not item.value.internal else item.key + ".internal." + mydomain }}
   loop: "{{ servernames | dict2items }}"