diff --git a/install_dehydrated.sh b/install_dehydrated.sh
index befb26a..5419399 100755
--- a/install_dehydrated.sh
+++ b/install_dehydrated.sh
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
    location ~ /.well-known/acme-challenge/(.*) {
       default_type text/plain;
    }
+
+   auth_basic off;
 }
 EOF
       if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
@@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ EOF
    fi
 fi
 
+
 if [[ -n "$GITLAB_CONF_FILE" ]]; then
 
    echononl "   Adjust GitLab Configuration (${GITLAB_CONF_FILE})"
@@ -474,7 +477,7 @@ if [[ -n "$GITLAB_CONF_FILE" ]]; then
 ## Added by dehydrated install script $(basename $0)
 ################################################################################
 
-nginx['custom_gitlab_server_config'] = "location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge { alias /var/www/dehydrated; }"
+nginx['custom_gitlab_server_config'] = "location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge {\\n  alias /var/www/dehydrated;\\n  auth_basic off;\\n}\\n"
 
 EOF
          if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
@@ -484,7 +487,7 @@ EOF
             echo_failed
          fi
       else
-         perl -i -n -p -e "s#^(\s*\#\s*(nginx\['custom_gitlab_server_config'\]).*)#\1\n\2 = \"location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge { alias \/var\/www\/dehydrated; }\"#" $GITLAB_CONF_FILE
+         perl -i -n -p -e "s#^(\s*\#\s*(nginx\['custom_gitlab_server_config'\]).*)#\1\n\2 = \"location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge {\\\n  alias \/var\/www\/dehydrated;\\\n  auth_basic off;\\\n}\\\n\"#" $GITLAB_CONF_FILE
          if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] ; then
             echo_ok
             gitlab_reconfigure=true