diff --git a/src/freedombone-addcert b/src/freedombone-addcert
index 5f729922..725692f5 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-addcert
+++ b/src/freedombone-addcert
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function add_cert_letsencrypt {
     fi
 
     if [ ! -f /usr/bin/certbot ]; then
-        apt-get -yq install certbot
+        apt-get -yq -t stretch-backports install certbot
         groupadd ssl-cert
         if [ ! -f /usr/bin/certbot ]; then
             echo $'LetsEncrypt certbot failed to install'
diff --git a/src/freedombone-upgrade b/src/freedombone-upgrade
index 83ec626b..128378f1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-upgrade
+++ b/src/freedombone-upgrade
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ if [ -d $PROJECT_DIR ]; then
             exit 453536
         fi
 
+        apt-get -yq -t stretch-backports install certbot
         email_install_tls
         defrag_filesystem
     fi