diff --git a/plexpy/webstart.py b/plexpy/webstart.py
index a2e0d655..b1eae170 100644
--- a/plexpy/webstart.py
+++ b/plexpy/webstart.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def initialize(options):
 
     if enable_https:
         # If either the HTTPS certificate or key do not exist, try to make self-signed ones.
-        if not (https_cert and os.path.exists(https_cert)) or not (https_key and os.path.exists(https_key)):
+        if plexpy.CONFIG.HTTPS_CREATE_CERT and \
+            (not (https_cert and os.path.exists(https_cert)) or not (https_key and os.path.exists(https_key))):
             if not create_https_certificates(https_cert, https_key):
                 logger.warn("Unable to create certificate and key. Disabling HTTPS")
                 enable_https = False