diff --git a/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/files/selfsigned.pem b/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/files/selfsigned.pem
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..596ac15b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/files/selfsigned.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml b/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
index f081d37d6..e547a63ae 100644
--- a/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,42 +29,25 @@
 # Chicken-and-egg : haproxy.cfg.j2 references `bind *:443 ssl crt
 # {{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}/` ; haproxy refuses to validate the
 # config if that directory is empty (or missing). dehydrated creates
-# real LE certs there LATER (in letsencrypt.yml). To break the cycle,
-# pre-create the dir with a 30-day self-signed placeholder cert.
-# The placeholder is overwritten / shadowed once dehydrated lands ;
-# SNI picks the matching real cert.
-- name: Ensure TLS cert dir + placeholder cert exist (gates the haproxy.cfg validate)
-  when: haproxy_letsencrypt | default(false)
-  block:
-    - name: Ensure {{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }} exists
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}"
-        state: directory
-        owner: root
-        group: haproxy
-        mode: "0750"
+# real LE certs there LATER (in letsencrypt.yml). Break the cycle
+# the same way the working roles in
+# /home/senke/Documents/TG__Talas_Group/.../roles/haproxy do : ship a
+# checked-in `selfsigned.pem` and copy it into the cert dir.
+# Once dehydrated lands real certs alongside, SNI picks the matching
+# real cert ; selfsigned.pem only matches CN=localhost (harmless).
+- name: Ensure {{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }} exists
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0755"
+  tags: [haproxy, config]
 
-    - name: Generate self-signed placeholder cert if dir is empty
-      ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        set -e
-        if ls "{{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}"/*.pem >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-          echo "cert already present"
-          exit 0
-        fi
-        openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 \
-          -keyout /tmp/_placeholder.key \
-          -out   /tmp/_placeholder.crt \
-          -days  30 \
-          -subj  '/CN=placeholder.veza.local' >/dev/null 2>&1
-        cat /tmp/_placeholder.crt /tmp/_placeholder.key \
-          > "{{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}/_placeholder.pem"
-        chmod 0640 "{{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}/_placeholder.pem"
-        chown root:haproxy "{{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}/_placeholder.pem"
-        rm -f /tmp/_placeholder.key /tmp/_placeholder.crt
-        echo "placeholder cert generated"
-      register: placeholder_cert
-      changed_when: "'placeholder cert generated' in placeholder_cert.stdout"
-  tags: [haproxy, config, letsencrypt]
+- name: Drop selfsigned.pem so haproxy can validate the cfg
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: selfsigned.pem
+    dest: "{{ haproxy_tls_cert_dir }}/selfsigned.pem"
+    mode: "0640"
+  tags: [haproxy, config]
 
 - name: Render haproxy.cfg
   ansible.builtin.template: