diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
index d1c012e9..7ba0acce 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
@@ -337,26 +337,52 @@ class apache {
 					}
 
 					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'] != '') {
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLEngine On' . "\n";
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLProtocol ALL -SSLv2 -SSLv3' . "\n";
-						// this makes it more secure, thx to Marcel (08/2013)
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLHonorCipherOrder On' . "\n";
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCipherSuite ' . Settings::Get('system.ssl_cipher_list') . "\n";
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLVerifyDepth 10' . "\n";
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCertificateFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file']) . "\n";
 
-						if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file'] != '') {
-							$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCertificateKeyFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file']) . "\n";
-						}
+					    // check for existence, #1485
+					    if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'])) {
+					        $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $ipport . ' :: certificate file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+					        echo $ipport . ' :: certificate file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create SSL-directives'."\n";
+					    } else {
 
-						if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'] != '') {
-							$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCACertificateFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file']) . "\n";
-						}
+                            $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLEngine On' . "\n";
+                            $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLProtocol ALL -SSLv2 -SSLv3' . "\n";
+                            // this makes it more secure, thx to Marcel (08/2013)
+                            $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLHonorCipherOrder On' . "\n";
+                            $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCipherSuite ' . Settings::Get('system.ssl_cipher_list') . "\n";
+                            $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLVerifyDepth 10' . "\n";
+                            $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCertificateFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file']) . "\n";
 
-						// #418
-						if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_chainfile'] != '') {
-							$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  SSLCertificateChainFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_chainfile']) . "\n";
-						}
+                            if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file'] != '') {
+                                // check for existence, #1485
+                                if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file'])) {
+                                    $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $ipport . ' :: certificate key file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+                                    echo $ipport . ' :: certificate key file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file'].'" does not exist! SSL-directives might not be working'."\n";
+                                } else {
+                                    $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCertificateKeyFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file']) . "\n";
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'] != '') {
+                                // check for existence, #1485
+                                if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'])) {
+                                    $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $ipport . ' :: certificate CA file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+                                    echo $ipport . ' :: certificate CA file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'].'" does not exist! SSL-directives might not be working'."\n";
+                                } else {
+                                    $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= ' SSLCACertificateFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file']) . "\n";
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            // #418
+                            if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_chainfile'] != '') {
+                                // check for existence, #1485
+                                if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_chainfile'])) {
+                                    $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $ipport . ' :: certificate chain file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_chainfile'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+                                    echo $ipport . ' :: certificate chain file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_chainfile'].'" does not exist! SSL-directives might not be working'."\n";
+                                } else {
+                                    $this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  SSLCertificateChainFile ' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_chainfile']) . "\n";
+                                }
+                            }
+					    }
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
index f02e7503..787ee383 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
@@ -161,15 +161,28 @@ class lighttpd {
 				}
 
 				if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'] != '') {
-					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.engine = "enable"' . "\n";
-					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.use-sslv2 = "disable"' . "\n";
-					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.cipher-list = "' . Settings::Get('system.ssl_cipher_list') . '"' . "\n";
-					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.honor-cipher-order = "enable"' . "\n";
-					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.pemfile = "' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file']) . '"' . "\n";
-
-					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'] != '') {
-						$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.ca-file = "' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file']) . '"' . "\n";
-					}
+				    
+				    // check for existence, #1485
+				    if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'])) {
+				        $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $ip.':'.$port . ' :: certificate file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+				        echo $ip.':'.$port . ' :: certificate file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create SSL-directives'."\n";
+				    } else {
+    					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.engine = "enable"' . "\n";
+    					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.use-sslv2 = "disable"' . "\n";
+    					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.cipher-list = "' . Settings::Get('system.ssl_cipher_list') . '"' . "\n";
+    					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.honor-cipher-order = "enable"' . "\n";
+    					$this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.pemfile = "' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file']) . '"' . "\n";
+    
+    					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'] != '') {
+    					    // check for existence, #1485
+    					    if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'])) {
+    					        $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $ip.':'.$port . ' :: certificate CA file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+    					        echo $ip.':'.port . ' :: certificate CA file "'.$row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'].'" does not exist! SSL-directives might not be working'."\n";
+    					    } else {
+    						  $this->lighttpd_data[$vhost_filename].= 'ssl.ca-file = "' . makeCorrectFile($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file']) . '"' . "\n";
+    					    }
+    					}
+				    }
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -477,6 +490,7 @@ class lighttpd {
 			}
 
 			if ($domain['ssl_cert_file'] != '') {
+			    
 				$ssl_settings.= 'ssl.engine = "enable"' . "\n";
 				$ssl_settings.= 'ssl.use-sslv2 = "disable"' . "\n";
 				$ssl_settings.= 'ssl.cipher-list = "' . Settings::Get('system.ssl_cipher_list') . '"' . "\n";
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php
index b2c1d69c..012c7abf 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.30.nginx.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class nginx {
 					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'] == '') {
 						$row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'] = Settings::Get('system.ssl_ca_file');
 					}
-					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'] != '') {
+					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'] != '' && file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_cert_file'])) {
 						$ssl_vhost = true;
 					}
 				}
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class nginx {
 				 * SSL config options
 				 */
 				if ($row_ipsandports['ssl'] == '1') {
+				    $row_ipsandports['domain'] = Settings::Get('system.hostname');
 					$this->nginx_data[$vhost_filename].=$this->composeSslSettings($row_ipsandports);
 				}
 
@@ -531,20 +532,39 @@ class nginx {
 		}
 
 		if ($domain['ssl_cert_file'] != '') {
-			// obsolete: ssl on now belongs to the listen block as 'ssl' at the end
-			//$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl on;' . "\n";
-			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;' . "\n";
-			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_ciphers ' . Settings::Get('system.ssl_cipher_list') . ';' . "\n";
-			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;' . "\n";
-			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_certificate ' . makeCorrectFile($domain['ssl_cert_file']) . ';' . "\n";
-
-			if ($domain['ssl_key_file'] != '') {
-				$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_certificate_key ' .makeCorrectFile($domain['ssl_key_file']) . ';' .  "\n";
-			}
-
-			if ($domain['ssl_ca_file'] != '') {
-				$sslsettings.= "\t" . 'ssl_client_certificate ' . makeCorrectFile($domain['ssl_ca_file']) . ';' . "\n";
-			}
+		    
+		    // check for existence, #1485
+		    if (!file_exists($domain['ssl_cert_file'])) {
+		        $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $domain['domain'] . ' :: certificate file "'.$domain['ssl_cert_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+		        echo $domain['domain'] . ' :: certificate file "'.$domain['ssl_cert_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create SSL-directives'."\n";
+		    } else {
+    			// obsolete: ssl on now belongs to the listen block as 'ssl' at the end
+    			//$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl on;' . "\n";
+    			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;' . "\n";
+    			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_ciphers ' . Settings::Get('system.ssl_cipher_list') . ';' . "\n";
+    			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;' . "\n";
+    			$sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_certificate ' . makeCorrectFile($domain['ssl_cert_file']) . ';' . "\n";
+    
+    			if ($domain['ssl_key_file'] != '') {
+    			    // check for existence, #1485
+    			    if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_key_file'])) {
+    			        $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $ipport . ' :: certificate key file "'.$domain['ssl_key_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+    			        echo $ipport . ' :: certificate key file "'.$domain['ssl_key_file'].'" does not exist! SSL-directives might not be working'."\n";
+    			    } else {
+    				    $sslsettings .= "\t" . 'ssl_certificate_key ' .makeCorrectFile($domain['ssl_key_file']) . ';' .  "\n";
+    			    }
+    			}
+    
+    			if ($domain['ssl_ca_file'] != '') {
+    			    // check for existence, #1485
+    			    if (!file_exists($row_ipsandports['ssl_ca_file'])) {
+    			        $this->logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERROR, $domain['domain'] . ' :: certificate CA file "'.$domain['ssl_ca_file'].'" does not exist! Cannot create ssl-directives');
+    			        echo $domain['domain'] . ' :: certificate CA file "'.$domain['ssl_ca_file'].'" does not exist! SSL-directives might not be working'."\n";
+    			    } else {
+    				    $sslsettings.= "\t" . 'ssl_client_certificate ' . makeCorrectFile($domain['ssl_ca_file']) . ';' . "\n";
+    			    }
+    			}
+		    }
 		}
 
 		return $sslsettings;