> Source: [sk182616](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182616)

# sk182616 - After an upgrade to R81.20 or higher, a status alert in SmartConsole shows that the VPN certificate has expired, although the IPSec VPN blade is disabled in the Security Gateway / Cluster object

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk182616 |
| Date Created | 2024-09-02 |
| Last Modified | 2025-08-12 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * After an upgrade to R81.20 or higher, a status alert in SmartConsole shows that the VPN certificate has expired, although the IPSec VPN blade is disabled in the Security Gateway / Cluster object.

* Enabling the IPSec VPN blade, renewing the VPN certificate, and then disabling the IPSec VPN blade does not resolve the issue.

* Applying the steps in [sk178304](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk178304) does not resolve the issue.

* Applying the solution in [sk31539](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk31539) - the certificate is extended to 3 years, but the certificate expiration alert keeps showing.

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