diff --git a/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.8/guides/https_setup.md b/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.8/guides/https_setup.md
index de4fd0b62..994de8995 100644
--- a/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.8/guides/https_setup.md
+++ b/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.8/guides/https_setup.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Regardless of your certificate's type, InfluxDB Enterprise supports certificates
 a private key file (`.key`) and a signed certificate file (`.crt`) file pair, as well as certificates
 that combine the private key file and the signed certificate file into a single bundled file (`.pem`).
 
+In general, each node node should have its own certificate, whether signed or unsiged.
+
 ## Set up HTTPS in an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster
 
 1. **Download or generate certificate files**
diff --git a/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.9/guides/https_setup.md b/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.9/guides/https_setup.md
index 9889edf25..cc4aaddbe 100644
--- a/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.9/guides/https_setup.md
+++ b/content/enterprise_influxdb/v1.9/guides/https_setup.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Regardless of your certificate's type, InfluxDB Enterprise supports certificates
 a private key file (`.key`) and a signed certificate file (`.crt`) file pair, as well as certificates
 that combine the private key file and the signed certificate file into a single bundled file (`.pem`).
 
+In general, each node node should have its own certificate, whether signed or unsiged.
+
 ## Set up HTTPS in an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster
 
 1. **Download or generate certificate files**