diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index 9eb9520..3d2c1b8 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ upstream {{ $host }} {
 {{/* 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 {