diff --git a/docker/defaults.env b/docker/defaults.env
index 02411af9c..fb050370e 100644
--- a/docker/defaults.env
+++ b/docker/defaults.env
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ LETSENCRYPT_STAGING=0
 # email address to use for letsencrypt contact
 LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=
 
+# specify ACME server
+CERTBOT_SERVER=
+# credentials for ACME with EAB
+CERTBOT_EAB_KID=
+CERTBOT_EAB_HMAC_KEY=
+
 # list of comma separated domains that are also served but redirect to the primary domain name
 REDIRECT_DOMAINS=
 
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 55a538f27..0175d8843 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ services:
       - IPV4_IP_PROMETHEUS_INTERNAL
       - LETSENCRYPT_STAGING
       - LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL
+      - CERTBOT_SERVER
+      - CERTBOT_EAB_KID
+      - CERTBOT_EAB_HMAC_KEY
       - REDIRECT_DOMAINS
       - NGINX_PROXY_CACHE
       - INTERNETNL_BRANDING
diff --git a/docker/webserver/certbot.sh b/docker/webserver/certbot.sh
index 2ac2fd16f..866c8dbda 100755
--- a/docker/webserver/certbot.sh
+++ b/docker/webserver/certbot.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ else
   email="--register-unsafely-without-email"
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z $CERTBOT_SERVER ]; then
+  server="--server=$CERTBOT_SERVER"
+fi
+
+
+if [ ! -z $CERTBOT_EAB_KID ]; then
+  eab_kid="--eab-kid=$CERTBOT_EAB_KID"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z $CERTBOT_EAB_HMAC_KEY ]; then
+  eab_hmac_key="--eab-hmac-key=$CERTBOT_EAB_HMAC_KEY"
+fi
+
 domain=$INTERNETNL_DOMAINNAME
 subdomains="nl.$domain,en.$domain,www.$domain,ipv6.$domain,conn.$domain,en.conn.$domain,nl.conn.$domain,www.conn.$domain"
 if [ ! -z $REDIRECT_DOMAINS ];then
@@ -40,6 +53,9 @@ configure_letsencrypt() {
       --webroot \
       $staging \
       $email \
+      $server \
+      $eab_kid \
+      $eab_hmac_key \
       --cert-name $domain \
       -d $domain
     cert_acquired=$?
@@ -67,6 +83,9 @@ configure_letsencrypt() {
       --webroot \
       $staging \
       $email \
+      $server \
+      $eab_kid \
+      $eab_hmac_key \
       --cert-name $domain \
       -d $domain \
       -d $subdomains \