diff --git a/cmd/rio/main.go b/cmd/rio/main.go
index fba71f7..ac15f77 100644
--- a/cmd/rio/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rio/main.go
@@ -210,16 +210,6 @@ func runServer(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Listen on the HTTP port
-	httpAddr := ctx.String("http-host") + ":" + ctx.String("http-port")
-	httpListener, err := net.Listen("tcp", httpAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(
-			fmt.Errorf("Failed to create HTTP listener: %v", err),
-		)
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// Prepare the context
 	cacheCtx := context.CacheContext{
 		RepositoryInformationCache: context.MakeRepoInfoCache(),
@@ -310,6 +300,16 @@ func runServer(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}()
 
 	if !acmeDisable {
+		// Listen on the HTTP port
+		httpAddr := ctx.String("http-host") + ":" + ctx.String("http-port")
+		httpListener, err := net.Listen("tcp", httpAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(
+				fmt.Errorf("Failed to create HTTP listener: %v", err),
+			)
+			return err
+		}
+
 		go func() {
 			defer waitGroup.Done()