diff --git a/assets/init b/assets/init
index 5704c8e1..939f21c4 100755
--- a/assets/init
+++ b/assets/init
@@ -201,10 +201,14 @@ sed 's,{{GITLAB_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT}},'${GITLAB_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT}',g' -i /etc/ngi
 echo "Starting nginx..."
 supervisorctl start nginx >/dev/null
 
-echo "Updating CA certificates..."
-[ -f "${SSL_CERTIFICATE_PATH}" ] && cp "${SSL_CERTIFICATE_PATH}" /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/gitlab.crt
-[ -f "${CA_CERTIFICATES_PATH}" ] && cp "${CA_CERTIFICATES_PATH}" /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/ca.crt
-update-ca-certificates --fresh >/dev/null 2>&1
+if [ -f "${SSL_CERTIFICATE_PATH}" -o -f "${CA_CERTIFICATES_PATH}" ]; then
+	echo "Updating CA certificates..."
+	[ -f "${SSL_CERTIFICATE_PATH}" ] && \
+		cp "${SSL_CERTIFICATE_PATH}" /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/gitlab.crt
+	[ -f "${CA_CERTIFICATES_PATH}" ] && \
+		cp "${CA_CERTIFICATES_PATH}" /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/ca.crt
+	update-ca-certificates --fresh >/dev/null 2>&1
+fi
 
 # start mysql server if ${DB_HOST} is localhost
 if [ "${DB_HOST}" == "localhost" ]; then