diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18e6fa3..9d3c527 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,12 +185,13 @@ a 503.
 
 To serve traffic in both SSL and non-SSL modes without redirecting to SSL, you can include the
 environment variable `HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect` (the default is `HTTPS_METHOD=redirect`).  You can also
-disable the non-SSL site entirely with `HTTPS_METHOD=nohttp`. `HTTPS_METHOD` must be specified
-on each container for which you want to override the default behavior.  If `HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect` is
-used, Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is disabled to prevent HTTPS users from being redirected by the
-client.  If you cannot get to the HTTP site after changing this setting, your browser has probably cached
-the HSTS policy and is automatically redirecting you back to HTTPS.  You will need to clear your browser's
-HSTS cache or use an incognito window / different browser.
+disable the non-SSL site entirely with `HTTPS_METHOD=nohttp`, or disable the HTTPS site with 
+`HTTPS_METHOD=nohttps`. `HTTPS_METHOD` must be specified on each container for which you want to 
+override the default behavior.  If `HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect` is used, Strict Transport Security (HSTS) 
+is disabled to prevent HTTPS users from being redirected by the client.  If you cannot get to the HTTP 
+site after changing this setting, your browser has probably cached the HSTS policy and is automatically 
+redirecting you back to HTTPS.  You will need to clear your browser's HSTS cache or use an incognito 
+window / different browser.
 
 ### Basic Authentication Support
 
diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index 9ca04fe..a6a45e6 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ upstream {{ $upstream_name }} {
 {{/* Use the cert specified on the container or fallback to the best vhost match */}}
 {{ $cert := (coalesce $certName $vhostCert) }}
 
-{{ $is_https := (and (ne $cert "") (exists (printf "/etc/nginx/certs/%s.crt" $cert)) (exists (printf "/etc/nginx/certs/%s.key" $cert))) }}
+{{ $is_https := (and (ne $https_method "nohttps") (ne $cert "") (exists (printf "/etc/nginx/certs/%s.crt" $cert)) (exists (printf "/etc/nginx/certs/%s.key" $cert))) }}
 
 {{ if $is_https }}
 
diff --git a/test/ssl.bats b/test/ssl.bats
index e7e0eae..b832a0a 100644
--- a/test/ssl.bats
+++ b/test/ssl.bats
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function setup {
 
 @test "[$TEST_FILE] test SSL for VIRTUAL_HOST=*.nginx-proxy.bats" {
 	# WHEN
-	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-1 "80 443" \
+	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-1 "80" \
 		-e VIRTUAL_HOST=*.nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e CERT_NAME=nginx-proxy.bats
 	dockergen_wait_for_event $SUT_CONTAINER start bats-ssl-hosts-1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function setup {
 
 @test "[$TEST_FILE] test HTTPS_METHOD=nohttp" {
 	# WHEN
-	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-2 "80 443" \
+	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-2 "80" \
 		-e VIRTUAL_HOST=*.nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e CERT_NAME=nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e HTTPS_METHOD=nohttp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function setup {
 
 @test "[$TEST_FILE] test HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect" {
 	# WHEN
-	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-3 "80 443" \
+	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-3 "80" \
 		-e VIRTUAL_HOST=*.nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e CERT_NAME=nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function setup {
 
 @test "[$TEST_FILE] test SSL Strict-Transport-Security" {
 	# WHEN
-	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-4 "80 443" \
+	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-4 "80" \
 		-e VIRTUAL_HOST=*.nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e CERT_NAME=nginx-proxy.bats
 	dockergen_wait_for_event $SUT_CONTAINER start bats-ssl-hosts-1
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function setup {
 
 @test "[$TEST_FILE] test HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect disables Strict-Transport-Security" {
 	# WHEN
-	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-5 "80 443" \
+	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-5 "80" \
 		-e VIRTUAL_HOST=*.nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e CERT_NAME=nginx-proxy.bats \
 		-e HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ function setup {
     refute_output -p "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000"
 }
 
+@test "[$TEST_FILE] test HTTPS_METHOD=nohttps" {
+	# WHEN
+	prepare_web_container bats-ssl-hosts-6 "80" \
+		-e VIRTUAL_HOST=*.nginx-proxy.bats \
+		-e CERT_NAME=nginx-proxy.bats \
+		-e HTTPS_METHOD=nohttps
+	dockergen_wait_for_event $SUT_CONTAINER start bats-ssl-hosts-6
+	sleep 1
+
+	# THEN
+	assert_down_https test.nginx-proxy.bats
+	assert_200 test.nginx-proxy.bats
+}
 
 @test "[$TEST_FILE] stop all bats containers" {
 	stop_bats_containers
@@ -118,6 +131,15 @@ function assert_301 {
 	assert_output -l 0 $'HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently\r'
 }
 
+# assert that querying nginx-proxy with the given Host header fails because the host is down
+# $1 Host HTTP header to use when querying nginx-proxy
+function assert_down_https {
+	local -r host=$1
+
+	run curl_container_https $SUT_CONTAINER / --head --header "Host: $host"
+	assert_failure
+}
+
 # assert that querying nginx-proxy with the given Host header produces a `HTTP 200` response
 # $1 Host HTTP header to use when querying nginx-proxy
 function assert_200_https {