# Maybe an intermediate certificate is missing?

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/maybe-an-intermediate-certificate-is-missing/162008>\
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**Created:** [October 4, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/maybe-an-intermediate-certificate-is-missing/162008 "2021-10-04T18:12:20Z")\
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Looking better. I'm not seeing the second intermediate certificate (ISRG Root X1) though, probably because of this:

> [@jabowery](#):
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> `--preferred-chain "ISRG Root X1"`

It all depends upon which chain you want:

> [@Long (default) and Short (alternate) Certificate Chains Explained](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/long-default-and-short-alternate-certificate-chains-explained/162526):
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> I…

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