diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/renew-letsencrypt.service.j2 b/roles/nginx/templates/renew-letsencrypt.service.j2
index 1bb5d05..9be66e9 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/templates/renew-letsencrypt.service.j2
+++ b/roles/nginx/templates/renew-letsencrypt.service.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ ConditionFileIsExecutable={{ letsencrypt_acme_home }}/acme.sh
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart={{ letsencrypt_acme_home }}/acme.sh --cron --home {{ letsencrypt_acme_home }} --reloadcmd "/bin/systemctl reload nginx"
+ExecStart={{ letsencrypt_acme_home }}/acme.sh --cron --home {{ letsencrypt_acme_home }} --reloadcmd "/bin/systemctl reload nginx" -w /var/lib/letsencrypt
 
 SuccessExitStatus=0 2