diff --git a/getssl b/getssl
index 939b351..78e9df3 100755
--- a/getssl
+++ b/getssl
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ SERVER_TYPE="https"
 SKIP_HTTP_TOKEN_CHECK="false"
 SSLCONF="$(openssl version -d 2>/dev/null| cut -d\" -f2)/openssl.cnf"
 OCSP_MUST_STAPLE="false"
-IGNORE_PERIOD_CHECK="false"
 TEMP_UPGRADE_FILE=""
 TOKEN_USER_ID=""
 USE_SINGLE_ACL="false"
@@ -1831,8 +1830,8 @@ if [[ ${_CHECK_ALL} -eq 1 ]]; then
       if [[ ${_QUIET} -eq 1 ]]; then
         cmd="$cmd -q"
       fi
-      # check if $dir looks like a domain name (contains a period)
-      if [[ $(basename "$dir") == *.* || "$IGNORE_PERIOD_CHECK" == "true" ]]; then
+      # check if $dir is a directory with a getssl.cfg in it
+      if [[ -f "$dir/getssl.cfg" ]]; then
         cmd="$cmd -w $WORKING_DIR $(basename "$dir")"
         debug "CMD: $cmd"
         eval "$cmd"