diff --git a/certbotd.sh b/certbotd.sh
index da2ed2e..91de0c4 100755
--- a/certbotd.sh
+++ b/certbotd.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ fi
 
 lock=/tmp/certbot.lck
 updated=/tmp/certbot.updated
+failed=/tmp/certbot.failed
 domains=/tmp/domains
 
 ensure() {
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ ensure() {
   # Remove the lock after synchronization
   rm -f "${lock}"
 
+  # Remove the failure status
+  rm -f "${failed}"
+
   # Exit with the error code
   exit $1
 }
@@ -190,4 +194,8 @@ case $1 in
         done
 esac
 
-ensure 0
+if test -f "${failed}" ; then
+  ensure 255
+else
+  ensure 0
+fi