diff --git a/generate-and-sign-cert.sh b/generate-and-sign-cert.sh
index 88e76de..19e4396 100755
--- a/generate-and-sign-cert.sh
+++ b/generate-and-sign-cert.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ cd "$CERTS_DIR"
 ln -fs "$NAME.key" "private.key"
 ln -fs "$NAME.crt" "public.crt"
 
+service nginx configtest
 service nginx reload
 
 echo " -------------------------------------------- "