diff --git a/bin/v-update-letsencrypt-ssl b/bin/v-update-letsencrypt-ssl
index b967dc0d..9cf9634d 100755
--- a/bin/v-update-letsencrypt-ssl
+++ b/bin/v-update-letsencrypt-ssl
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ for user in $($BIN/v-list-users plain |cut -f 1); do
             msg=$($BIN/v-add-letsencrypt-domain $user $domain $aliases)
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
                 echo "$domain $msg"
-                alter_web_counter "$user" "$domain" 'LETSENCRYPT_FAIL_COUNT'
+                fail_counter=$(alter_web_counter "$user" "$domain" 'LETSENCRYPT_FAIL_COUNT')
+                echo "fail_counter = $fail_counter"
             fi
         fi
     done