diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
index d1ba5d04..a2d5258b 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.20.lighttpd.php
@@ -535,7 +535,8 @@ class lighttpd extends HttpConfigBase
 
 			if ($domain['ssl_cert_file'] != '') {
 
-				$ssl_settings .= 'ssl.engine = "enable"' . "\n";
+				// ssl.engine only necessary once in the ip/port vhost (SERVER['socket'] condition)
+				//$ssl_settings .= 'ssl.engine = "enable"' . "\n";
 				$ssl_settings .= 'ssl.use-compression = "disable"' . "\n";
 				$ssl_settings .= 'ssl.use-sslv2 = "disable"' . "\n";
 				$ssl_settings .= 'ssl.use-sslv3 = "disable"' . "\n";