diff --git a/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt b/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
index a813c33..dcf1089 100755
--- a/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
+++ b/ssl_mgmt/ssl_mgmt
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ generate_config ()
 	replaceCmd="$(add_to_replace_cmd "$replaceCmd" "@COUNTRY@" "${country:-}")"
 	replaceCmd="$(add_to_replace_cmd "$replaceCmd" "@COMMONNAME@" "${commonName:-}")"
 	replaceCmd="$(add_to_replace_cmd "$replaceCmd" "@ALTNAME@" "${altName:-}")"
+	replaceCmd="$replaceCmd${replaceCmd:+;}s/\(.*=[[:blank:]]*\$\)/#\\1/"
 	cnfTmpFile="$(mktemp --tmpdir=. openssl.cnf.XXXXXXXXXX)"
 	sed "$replaceCmd" $confFile.in > $cnfTmpFile
 	if ask_user_default_no "Do you want to edit the openssl configuration file?"