# Expired root in newly created certificate

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/expired-root-in-newly-created-certificate/185260>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/expired-root-in-newly-created-certificate/185260 "2022-09-28T18:25:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![rg305](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rg305/32/91314_2.png) [@rg305](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rg305)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/expired-root-in-newly-created-certificate/185260/2 "2022-09-28T18:31:01Z")

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Hi @Topper-crypto, and welcome to the LE community forum 🙂

Your problem sounds like a chain issue.  
See: [Long (default) and Short (alternate) Certificate Chains Explained - Issuance Policy - Let's Encrypt Community Support (letsencrypt.org)](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/long-default-and-short-alternate-certificate-chains-explained/162526)

Also, don't use:

> [@Topper-crypto](#):
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> `--force-renew`

That's doesn't fix anything.

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