diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-web b/src/freedombone-utils-web
index 7f10b590..f6c92223 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-web
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-web
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ function nginx_ssl {
     # creates the SSL/TLS section for a website
     domain_name=$1
     filename=/etc/nginx/sites-available/$domain_name
+
+    echo '    ssl_stapling off;' >> $filename
+    echo '    ssl_stapling_verify off;' >> $filename
     echo '    ssl on;' >> $filename
     echo "    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/${domain_name}.crt;" >> $filename
     echo "    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/${domain_name}.key;" >> $filename