diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index ec931a6..17fe527 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -113,150 +113,152 @@ if [ "${useCertbot}" -eq 1 ]; then
     done
 fi
 
-# not using Certbot: get location of certificate
-while true; do
-    read -p "What is the path to your primary SSL certificate? " inputCertPath
-    case "${inputCertPath}" in
-        '')
-            echo -e "\n${err}You cannot have an empty path to your SSL certificate${norm}"
-            ;;
-        [Xx]*)
-            echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
-            exit 1
-            ;;
-        *)
-            # validate path
-            if [ -f "${inputCertPath}" ]; then
-                CertPath="${inputCertPath}"
-                break
-            else
-                echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
-                while true; do
-                    read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
-                    case $yn in
-                        [Yy]*)
-                            CertPath="${inputCertPath}"
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        [Nn]*)
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        *)
-                            ;;
-                    esac
-                done
-                if [ -n "${CertPath}" ]; then
+# only process manual certificate paths if NOT using Certbot
+if [ "${useCertbot}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    # not using Certbot: get location of certificate
+    while true; do
+        read -p "What is the path to your primary SSL certificate? " inputCertPath
+        case "${inputCertPath}" in
+            '')
+                echo -e "\n${err}You cannot have an empty path to your SSL certificate${norm}"
+                ;;
+            [Xx]*)
+                echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+            *)
+                # validate path
+                if [ -f "${inputCertPath}" ]; then
+                    CertPath="${inputCertPath}"
                     break
+                else
+                    echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
+                    while true; do
+                        read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
+                        case $yn in
+                            [Yy]*)
+                                CertPath="${inputCertPath}"
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            [Nn]*)
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            *)
+                                ;;
+                        esac
+                    done
+                    if [ -n "${CertPath}" ]; then
+                        break
+                    fi
                 fi
-            fi
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
 
-# not using Certbot: get location of private key
-while true; do
-    read -p "What is the path to your primary SSL private key? " inputKeyPath
-    case "${inputKeyPath}" in
-        '')
-            echo -e "\n${err}You cannot have an empty path to your SSL private key${norm}"
-            ;;
-        [Xx]*)
-            echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
-            exit 1
-            ;;
-        *)
-            # validate path
-            if [ -f "${inputKeyPath}" ]; then
-                KeyPath="${inputKeyPath}"
-                break
-            else
-                echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
-                while true; do
-                    read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
-                    case $yn in
-                        [Yy]*)
-                            KeyPath="${inputKeyPath}"
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        [Nn]*)
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        *)
-                            ;;
-                    esac
-                done
-                if [ -n "${KeyPath}" ]; then
+    # not using Certbot: get location of private key
+    while true; do
+        read -p "What is the path to your primary SSL private key? " inputKeyPath
+        case "${inputKeyPath}" in
+            '')
+                echo -e "\n${err}You cannot have an empty path to your SSL private key${norm}"
+                ;;
+            [Xx]*)
+                echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+            *)
+                # validate path
+                if [ -f "${inputKeyPath}" ]; then
+                    KeyPath="${inputKeyPath}"
                     break
+                else
+                    echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
+                    while true; do
+                        read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
+                        case $yn in
+                            [Yy]*)
+                                KeyPath="${inputKeyPath}"
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            [Nn]*)
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            *)
+                                ;;
+                        esac
+                    done
+                    if [ -n "${KeyPath}" ]; then
+                        break
+                    fi
                 fi
-            fi
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
 
-# dhparam: get location of DH Parameters file
-while true; do
-    read -p "What is the path to your DH Parameters file? (default: /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem) " inputDHPath
-    case "${inputDHPath}" in
-        '')
-            # verify default path exists
-            inputDHPath="/etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem"            
-            if [ -f "${inputDHPath}" ]; then
-                DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
-                break
-            else
-                echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
-                while true; do
-                    read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
-                    case $yn in
-                        [Yy]*)
-                            DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        [Nn]*)
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        *)
-                            ;;
-                    esac
-                done
-                if [ -n "${DHPath}" ]; then
+    # dhparam: get location of DH Parameters file
+    while true; do
+        read -p "What is the path to your DH Parameters file? (default: /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem) " inputDHPath
+        case "${inputDHPath}" in
+            '')
+                # verify default path exists
+                inputDHPath="/etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem"            
+                if [ -f "${inputDHPath}" ]; then
+                    DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
                     break
+                else
+                    echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
+                    while true; do
+                        read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
+                        case $yn in
+                            [Yy]*)
+                                DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            [Nn]*)
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            *)
+                                ;;
+                        esac
+                    done
+                    if [ -n "${DHPath}" ]; then
+                        break
+                    fi
                 fi
-            fi
-            ;;
-        [Xx]*)
-            echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
-            exit 1
-            ;;
-        *)
-            # validate path
-            if [ -f "${inputDHPath}" ]; then
-                DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
-                break
-            else
-                echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
-                while true; do
-                    read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
-                    case $yn in
-                        [Yy]*)
-                            DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        [Nn]*)
-                            break
-                            ;;
-                        *)
-                            ;;
-                    esac
-                done
-                if [ -n "${DHPath}" ]; then
+                ;;
+            [Xx]*)
+                echo -e "\n${cyan}---exiting---\n${norm}"
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+            *)
+                # validate path
+                if [ -f "${inputDHPath}" ]; then
+                    DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
                     break
+                else
+                    echo -e "\n${warn}The file you specified doesn't exist${norm}"
+                    while true; do
+                        read -p "Do you want to use this path anyways? " yn
+                        case $yn in
+                            [Yy]*)
+                                DHPath="${inputDHPath}"
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            [Nn]*)
+                                break
+                                ;;
+                            *)
+                                ;;
+                        esac
+                    done
+                    if [ -n "${DHPath}" ]; then
+                        break
+                    fi
                 fi
-            fi
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+fi
 
 # debug section
 echo "Local IP4: $IP4"