diff --git a/NAPS2.Escl.Server/CertificateHelper.cs b/NAPS2.Escl.Server/CertificateHelper.cs
index fa7d236ba5..df0ed765e3 100644
--- a/NAPS2.Escl.Server/CertificateHelper.cs
+++ b/NAPS2.Escl.Server/CertificateHelper.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ static CertificateHelper()
     // See https://stackoverflow.com/a/65258808/2112909
     public static X509Certificate2? GenerateSelfSignedCertificate(ILogger logger)
     {
-        return null;
         try
         {
             if (CertificateRequestType == null)
@@ -42,12 +41,13 @@ static CertificateHelper()
             var extensions = (Collection<X509Extension>) CertificateExtensionsProperty!.GetValue(request)!;
             extensions.Add(new X509KeyUsageExtension(X509KeyUsageFlags.KeyEncipherment, true));
 
-            var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
-            var cert = (X509Certificate2) CreateSelfSignedMethod!.Invoke(request,
-                new object[] { now.AddDays(-1), now.AddYears(10) })!;
-            var pfxCert = new X509Certificate2(cert.Export(X509ContentType.Pfx));
-
-            return pfxCert;
+            return null;
+            // var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+            // var cert = (X509Certificate2) CreateSelfSignedMethod!.Invoke(request,
+            //     new object[] { now.AddDays(-1), now.AddYears(10) })!;
+            // var pfxCert = new X509Certificate2(cert.Export(X509ContentType.Pfx));
+            //
+            // return pfxCert;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {