diff --git a/src/utilities-webservers/etc/entrypoint.d/5-generate-ssl.sh b/src/utilities-webservers/etc/entrypoint.d/5-generate-ssl.sh
index 86f030d1..82c28d37 100644
--- a/src/utilities-webservers/etc/entrypoint.d/5-generate-ssl.sh
+++ b/src/utilities-webservers/etc/entrypoint.d/5-generate-ssl.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 # Usage: 5-generate-ssl.sh
 ###################################################
 # This script generates a self-signed SSL certificate and key for the container.
-script_name="generate-ssl"  
+script_name="generate-ssl"
+
+if [ "$DISABLE_DEFAULT_CONFIG" = "true" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
 
 SSL_CERTIFICATE_FILE=${SSL_CERTIFICATE_FILE:-"/etc/ssl/private/self-signed-web.crt"}
 SSL_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE=${SSL_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE:-"/etc/ssl/private/self-signed-web.key"}
@@ -52,4 +56,4 @@ openssl req -x509 \
     -keyout "$SSL_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE" \
     -out "$SSL_CERTIFICATE_FILE" \
     -days 365 >/dev/null 2>&1
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0