diff --git a/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json b/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
index ea7bab8..35618bd 100644
--- a/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
+++ b/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 				-1,
 				19,
 				54,
-				774,
+				788,
 				68,
 				-1,
 				-1,
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index ae6107a..9757730 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -767,6 +767,20 @@ if [ "${phpType}" = "sockets" ]; then
     sed -i 's/^\s*index/\    index index.php/' "${configPath}/${file_phphandler}"
 fi
 
+# comment all SSL related entries if NOT using SSL
+if [ "${useSSL}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    # comment ssl locations in ssl_certs.conf
+    echo -e "disabling SSL paths in ${warn}${configPath}/${file_ssl}${norm}"
+    sed -i 's/^ssl_certificate/#ssl_certificate/g' "${configPath}/${file_ssl}"
+    # comment ssl_dhparam in mozModern_ssl.conf
+    echo -e "disabling DHparams in ${warn}${configPath}/${file_mozmodern}${norm}"
+    sed -i 's/^ssl_dhparam/#ssl_dhparam/' "${configPath}/${file_mozmodern}"
+    # comment OCSP section in mozModern_ssl.conf
+    echo -e "disabling OCSP stapling in ${warn}${configPath}/${file_mozmodern}${norm}"
+    sed -i 's/^ssl_stapling/#ssl_stapling/g' "${configPath}/${file_mozmodern}"
+    sed -i 's/^ssl_trusted/#ssl_trusted/' "${configPath}/${file_mozmodern}"
+fi
+
 # notify user file updates are completed
 echo -e "${ok}...files updated${norm}"
 echo -e "${mag}---------------------${norm}\n"