diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb
index a80a3e1..7f25e2f 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/recipes/default.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ nginx_site server_name do
   action :enable
 end
 
-nginx_certbot_site server_name
+nginx_certbot_site server_name unless node.chef_environment == "development"
 
 #
 # Extensions
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
index e50be3e..1492fb3 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-mediawiki/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-<% if File.exist?(@ssl_cert) && File.exist?(@ssl_key) -%>
 server {
+        <% if node.chef_environment != "development" && File.exist?(@ssl_cert) && File.exist?(@ssl_key) -%>
         listen 443 ssl;
+        <% else -%>
+        listen 80;
+        <% end -%>
         server_name <%= @server_name %>;
 
         access_log   /var/log/nginx/<%= @server_name %>.access.log;
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@ server {
         }
 
         add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains";
+        <% if node.chef_environment != "development" && File.exist?(@ssl_cert) && File.exist?(@ssl_key) -%>
         ssl_certificate <%= @ssl_cert %>;
         ssl_certificate_key <%= @ssl_key %>;
+        <% end -%>
 }
-<% end -%>