diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21c42f5f3..6d8904637 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
     "cors": "^2.5.2",
     "debug": "^4.3.3",
-    "devcert": "^1.2.2",
     "dnssd2": "1.0.0",
     "errorhandler": "^1.3.0",
     "express": "^4.10.4",
@@ -117,6 +116,7 @@
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
     "primus": "^7.0.0",
+    "selfsigned": "^2.4.1",
     "semver": "^7.5.4",
     "split": "^1.0.0",
     "stat-mode": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/security.ts b/src/security.ts
index fb45f0eaa..e63742647 100644
--- a/src/security.ts
+++ b/src/security.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 } from 'fs'
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import path from 'path'
-import { certificateFor } from 'devcert'
+import { generate } from 'selfsigned'
 import { Mode } from 'stat-mode'
 import { WithConfig } from './app'
 import { createDebug } from './debug'
@@ -356,18 +356,20 @@ export function createCertificateOptions(
 ) {
   const location = app.config.configPath ? app.config.configPath : './settings'
   debug(`Creating certificate files in ${location}`)
-  certificateFor(['localhost'])
-    .then(({ key, cert }) => {
-      writeFileSync(keyFile, key)
+  generate(
+    [{ name: 'commonName', value: 'localhost' }],
+    { days: 3650 },
+    function (err, pems) {
+      writeFileSync(keyFile, pems.private)
       chmodSync(keyFile, '600')
-      writeFileSync(certFile, cert)
+      writeFileSync(certFile, pems.cert)
       chmodSync(certFile, '600')
       cb(null, {
-        key: key,
-        cert: cert
+        key: pems.private,
+        cert: pems.cert
       })
-    })
-    .catch(console.error)
+    }
+  )
 }
 
 export function requestAccess(