diff --git a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/cert.yaml b/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/cert.yaml
index cea35e6..5529f80 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/cert.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/cert.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   register: certbot__cert_expiry_before
 
 - name: obtain the certificate using certbot
-  ansible.builtin.command: /usr/bin/certbot certonly --keep-until-expiring --agree-tos --non-interactive --email "{{ certbot__acme_account_email_address }}" --no-eff-email --webroot --webroot-path /webroot-for-acme-challenge -d "{{ item }}"
+  ansible.builtin.command: /usr/bin/certbot certonly --keep-until-expiring --agree-tos --non-interactive --email "{{ certbot__acme_account_email_address }}" --no-eff-email --standalone --http-01-port 31820 -d "{{ item }}"
   become: true
   changed_when: false
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/certs.yaml b/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/certs.yaml
index 7c03b10..2b91184 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/certs.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/certs.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-- name: ensure directory for the webroot exists
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /webroot-for-acme-challenge/
-    state: directory
-    mode: "0755"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-  become: true
-
 - name: obtain certificates
   loop: "{{ certbot__certificate_domains }}"
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: