diff --git a/pkg/acme/acme.go b/pkg/acme/acme.go
index e569fc2da9..a84b0532fe 100644
--- a/pkg/acme/acme.go
+++ b/pkg/acme/acme.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 type CertConfig struct {
 	CertName string   `json:"cert_name"`
 	Names    []string `json:"names"`
+	UseECC   bool     `json:"use_ecc"`
 }
 
 type Client interface {
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ type certManager struct {
 	cfg             *models.DNSConfig
 	domains         map[string]*models.DomainConfig
 	originalDomains []*models.DomainConfig
-	client          *acme.Client
 
+	account    *Account
 	waitedOnce bool
 }
 
@@ -64,13 +65,11 @@ func commonNew(cfg *models.DNSConfig, storage Storage, email string, server stri
 		domains:       map[string]*models.DomainConfig{},
 	}
 
-	client, err := c.createAcmeClient()
+	acct, err := c.getOrCreateAccount()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	client.ExcludeChallenges([]acme.Challenge{acme.HTTP01, acme.TLSALPN01})
-	client.SetChallengeProvider(acme.DNS01, c)
-	c.client = client
+	c.account = acct
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -97,8 +96,10 @@ func (c *certManager) IssueOrRenewCert(cfg *CertConfig, renewUnder int, verbose
 		return false, err
 	}
 
+	var client *acme.Client
+
 	var action = func() (*acme.CertificateResource, error) {
-		return c.client.ObtainCertificate(cfg.Names, true, nil, true)
+		return client.ObtainCertificate(cfg.Names, true, nil, true)
 	}
 
 	if existing == nil {
@@ -120,11 +121,22 @@ func (c *certManager) IssueOrRenewCert(cfg *CertConfig, renewUnder int, verbose
 		} else {
 			log.Println("Renewing cert")
 			action = func() (*acme.CertificateResource, error) {
-				return c.client.RenewCertificate(*existing, true, true)
+				return client.RenewCertificate(*existing, true, true)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	kt := acme.RSA2048
+	if cfg.UseECC {
+		kt = acme.EC256
+	}
+	client, err = acme.NewClient(c.acmeDirectory, c.account, kt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	client.ExcludeChallenges([]acme.Challenge{acme.HTTP01, acme.TLSALPN01})
+	client.SetChallengeProvider(acme.DNS01, c)
+
 	acme.PreCheckDNS = c.preCheckDNS
 	defer func() { acme.PreCheckDNS = acmePreCheck }()
 
diff --git a/pkg/acme/registration.go b/pkg/acme/registration.go
index 41977408b6..dd76245529 100644
--- a/pkg/acme/registration.go
+++ b/pkg/acme/registration.go
@@ -9,26 +9,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xenolf/lego/acme"
 )
 
-func (c *certManager) createAcmeClient() (*acme.Client, error) {
+func (c *certManager) getOrCreateAccount() (*Account, error) {
 	account, err := c.storage.GetAccount(c.acmeHost)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if account == nil {
-		// register new
-		account, err = c.createAccount(c.email)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if err := c.storage.StoreAccount(c.acmeHost, account); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	if account != nil {
+		return account, nil
 	}
-	client, err := acme.NewClient(c.acmeDirectory, account, acme.RSA2048) // TODO: possibly make configurable on a cert-by cert basis
+	// register new
+	account, err = c.createAccount(c.email)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return client, nil
+	err = c.storage.StoreAccount(c.acmeHost, account)
+	return account, err
 }
 
 func (c *certManager) createAccount(email string) (*Account, error) {
@@ -40,11 +35,11 @@ func (c *certManager) createAccount(email string) (*Account, error) {
 		key:   privateKey,
 		Email: c.email,
 	}
-	c.client, err = acme.NewClient(c.acmeDirectory, acct, acme.EC384)
+	client, err := acme.NewClient(c.acmeDirectory, acct, acme.EC384)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	reg, err := c.client.Register(true)
+	reg, err := client.Register(true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/acme/storage.go b/pkg/acme/storage.go
index e0e5e0c890..c8d3356833 100644
--- a/pkg/acme/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/acme/storage.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package acme
 
 import "github.com/xenolf/lego/acme"
 
+// Storage is an abstracrion around how certificates, keys, and account info are stored on disk or elsewhere.
 type Storage interface {
 	// Get Existing certificate, or return nil if it does not exist
 	GetCertificate(name string) (*acme.CertificateResource, error)