diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
index 62f46e2bd1..6cb6a803dd 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ public void MigrateConfigFile()
                 return;
             }
 
-            // If SSL is enabled and a cert hash is still in the config file disable SSL
-            if (EnableSsl && GetValue("SslCertHash", null).IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            // If SSL is enabled and a cert hash is still in the config file or cert path is empty disable SSL
+            if (EnableSsl && (GetValue("SslCertHash", null).IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() || SslCertPath.IsNullOrWhiteSpace()))
             {
                 SetValue("EnableSsl", false);
             }