diff --git a/roles/dns/handlers/main.yml b/roles/dns/handlers/main.yml
index 95f9ada..dcdb5a0 100644
--- a/roles/dns/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dns/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 
+- name: Run acertmgr
+  command: /usr/bin/acertmgr
+
 - name: Restart powerdns
   service: name={{ item }} state=restarted
   with_items:
diff --git a/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml
index e0e0eba..4472e7f 100644
--- a/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@
     - pdns-recursor
     - pdns-server
 
+- name: Ensure certificates are available
+  command:
+    cmd: >
+      openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048
+      -keyout /etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key
+      -out /etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt
+      -days 730 -subj "/CN={{ ansible_fqdn }}"
+    creates: /etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt
+  notify: Restart dnsdist
+
+- name: Configure certificate manager
+  template: src=certs.j2 dest=/etc/acertmgr/{{ ansible_fqdn }}_dns.conf
+  notify: Run acertmgr
+
 - name: Create zone directory
   file: path=/etc/powerdns/bind/ state=directory
 
diff --git a/roles/dns/templates/certs.j2 b/roles/dns/templates/certs.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0929f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dns/templates/certs.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+
+{{ ansible_fqdn }}:
+- path: /etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt
+  user: _dnsdist
+  group: _dnsdist
+  perm: '400'
+  format: crt,ca
+  action: '/usr/sbin/service dnsdist restart'
+- path: /etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key
+  user: _dnsdist
+  group: _dnsdist
+  perm: '400'
+  format: key
+  action: '/usr/sbin/service dnsdist restart'
diff --git a/roles/dns/templates/dnsdist.conf.j2 b/roles/dns/templates/dnsdist.conf.j2
index 440bd88..5ec5687 100644
--- a/roles/dns/templates/dnsdist.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/dns/templates/dnsdist.conf.j2
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ setLocal('127.0.0.1:5353')
 
 newServer({address="127.0.0.1", qps=1, name="localhost"})
 
-addTLSLocal('127.0.0.1','/etc/nginx/ssl/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt', '/etc/nginx/ssl/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key')
-addTLSLocal('{{ batman_ipv4 | ipaddr('address') }}','/etc/nginx/ssl/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt', '/etc/nginx/ssl/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key')
-addTLSLocal('{{ batman_ipv6 | ipaddr('address') }}','/etc/nginx/ssl/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt', '/etc/nginx/ssl/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key')
+addTLSLocal('127.0.0.1','/etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt', '/etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key')
+addTLSLocal('{{ batman_ipv4 | ipaddr('address') }}','/etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt', '/etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key')
+addTLSLocal('{{ batman_ipv6 | ipaddr('address') }}','/etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.crt', '/etc/dnsdist/{{ ansible_fqdn }}.key')
 
 -- disable security status polling via DNS
 setSecurityPollSuffix("")