diff --git a/src/backend/internal/certificate.js b/src/backend/internal/certificate.js
index d5028ba1..90d6f11d 100644
--- a/src/backend/internal/certificate.js
+++ b/src/backend/internal/certificate.js
@@ -409,9 +409,9 @@ const internalCertificate = {
      * @returns {Promise}
      */
     writeCustomCert: certificate => {
-        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            let dir = '/data/custom_ssl/npm-' + certificate.id;
+        let dir = '/data/custom_ssl/npm-' + certificate.id;
 
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             if (certificate.provider === 'letsencrypt') {
                 reject(new Error('Refusing to write letsencrypt certs here'));
                 return;