diff --git a/backend/templates/default.conf b/backend/templates/default.conf
index ad1fbdc33..fde8bc5a2 100644
--- a/backend/templates/default.conf
+++ b/backend/templates/default.conf
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ server {
   return 444;
 {%- endif %}
 
-{%- if value == "444" %}
-  location / {
-    return 444;
-  }
-{% endif %}
-
 {%- if value == "redirect" %}
   location / {
     include conf.d/include/acme-challenge.conf;
diff --git a/rootfs/bin/start.sh b/rootfs/bin/start.sh
index 1a89ed4dc..703042e88 100755
--- a/rootfs/bin/start.sh
+++ b/rootfs/bin/start.sh
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ mkdir -p /tmp/acme-challenge \
          /tmp/certbot-log \
          /tmp/npmhome
 
-mkdir -vp /data/tls/certbot/renewal \
+mkdir -vp /data/tls/certbot/credentials \
+          /data/tls/certbot/renewal \
           /data/tls/custom \
           /data/etc/npm \
           /data/etc/html \