diff --git a/bin/copy_certs.sh b/bin/copy_certs.sh
index 63c4bbe..bb8d2e3 100755
--- a/bin/copy_certs.sh
+++ b/bin/copy_certs.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ if [ "$NODE_ENV" = "production" ]; then
 elif [ "$NODE_ENV" = "staging" ]; then
     cp /opt/api/certs/staging/* /opt/api/server/certs/
 else
+    if [- -z "${LOGIN_PRIVATE_KEY}"]; then
+        echo $LOGIN_PRIVATE_KEY > /opt/api/server/certs/private.pem
+    fi
     cp /opt/api/certs/dev/* /opt/api/server/certs/
 fi