diff --git a/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js b/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js
--- a/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js
+++ b/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@
 
   if (spec['ssl.cert']){
     spec['ssl.cert'] = fs.readFileSync(spec['ssl.cert']);
-  }
-
-  if (spec['ssl.chain']){
-    spec['ssl.chain'] = fs.readFileSync(spec['ssl.chain']);
+    if (spec['ssl.chain']){
+      spec['ssl.cert'] += fs.readFileSync(spec['ssl.chain']);
+    }
   }
 
   servers.push(spec);
@@ -140,10 +139,6 @@
       cert: server['ssl.cert'],
     };
 
-    if (server['ssl.chain']) {
-      https_config.ca = server['ssl.chain'];
-    }
-
     http_server = https.createServer(https_config);
   } else {
     http_server = http.createServer();