diff --git a/letsencrypt/acme.nix b/letsencrypt/acme.nix
index ea2467e..892e762 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/acme.nix
+++ b/letsencrypt/acme.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ in
   };
   security.acme = {
     acceptTerms = true;
-    email = "${cfg.username}@${cfg.domain}";
+    defaults = {
+      email = "${cfg.username}@${cfg.domain}";
+      server = if cfg.dns.useStagingACME then "https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory" else "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory";
+    };
     certs = lib.mkForce {
       "${cfg.domain}" = {
         domain = "*.${cfg.domain}";
diff --git a/variables-module.nix b/variables-module.nix
index 1e1c01f..6fd24f9 100644
--- a/variables-module.nix
+++ b/variables-module.nix
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ in
         description = "DNS provider that was defined at the initial setup process. Default is ClOUDFLARE";
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
       };
+      useStagingACME = mkOption {
+        description = "Use staging ACME server. Default is false";
+        type = types.nullOr types.bool;
+      };
     };
     backup = {
       bucket = mkOption {
diff --git a/variables.nix b/variables.nix
index bd7e3f0..d129077 100644
--- a/variables.nix
+++ b/variables.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ in
     };
     dns = {
       provider = lib.attrsets.attrByPath [ "dns" "provider" ] "CLOUDFLARE" jsonData;
+      useStagingACME = lib.attrsets.attrByPath [ "dns" "useStagingACME" ] false jsonData;
     };
     backup = {
       bucket = lib.attrsets.attrByPath [ "backup" "bucket" ] (lib.attrsets.attrByPath [ "backblaze" "bucket" ] "" jsonData) jsonData;