diff --git a/certbotd.sh b/certbotd.sh
index 8ec71dd..069af00 100755
--- a/certbotd.sh
+++ b/certbotd.sh
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ case $1 in
           if test -s "/etc/letsencrypt/renewal/${domain}.conf"; then
             ok "${domain} already issued"
             continue
-          else
+          # The file exists but it's empty and it was issued before
+          elif test -f "/etc/letsencrypt/renewal/${domain}.conf" && test -d "/etc/letsencrypt/archive/${domain}"; then
             ok "${domain} renewal conf was empty, fixing..."
 
             other_renewal="$(grep -l -m 1 "^authenticator = webroot$" /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/*.conf | head -1)"