diff --git a/lib/generateSSLcert.js b/lib/generateSSLcert.js
index 1a3288cf..316b2981 100644
--- a/lib/generateSSLcert.js
+++ b/lib/generateSSLcert.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = function({
 		mkdirp.sync(certificatePath);
 		console.log("Created directory: "+certificatePath);
 	}
-	fs.writeFileSync(certificatePath+ "cert.key", keypair.privateKey);
+	fs.writeFileSync(certificatePath+ "cert.key", pki.privateKeyToPem(keypair.privateKey)); /////////////////// THIS WRITES [object object]
 	fs.writeFileSync(certificatePath+ "cert.crt", pki.certificateToPem(cert));
 
 	endTime = Date.now();