diff --git a/server/certificates/certificates.go b/server/certificates/certificates.go
index 4acde2e..12e2e13 100644
--- a/server/certificates/certificates.go
+++ b/server/certificates/certificates.go
@@ -112,19 +112,10 @@ func TLSConfig(mainDomainSuffix string,
 			}
 
 			if tlsCertificate, ok := keyCache.Get(domain); ok {
-				if tlsCertificate.Leaf == nil {
-					log.Error().Msg("Leaf is nil")
-					tlsCertificate.Leaf, err = x509.ParseCertificate(tlsCertificate.Certificate[0])
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing leaf tlsCert: %w", err)
-					}
-				}
-				// if Leaf == nil the certificate can't be in the cache for a long time so we just ignore it
-				if tlsCertificate.Leaf != nil && tlsCertificate.Leaf.NotAfter.Before(time.Now().Add(7*24*time.Hour)) {
+				if tlsCertificate.Leaf.NotAfter.Before(time.Now().Add(7 * 24 * time.Hour)) {
 					// if cert is up for renewal remove it from the cache
 					keyCache.Remove(domain)
 				} else {
-					log.Error().Msg("Cert is not expired")
 					// we can use an existing certificate object
 					return tlsCertificate, nil
 				}