diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index e211c68..057a5ff 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async def curl(ctx, url: str):
         await ctx.response.send_message(f"An error occurred: {e}")
 
 @tree.command(name="ssl", description="Check SSL certificate")
-async def ssl(ctx, domain: str):
+async def ssl(ctx, domain: str, showcert: bool = False):
     # Verify that the domain is valid
     if not domain:
         await ctx.response.send_message("Please provide a domain to check")
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ async def ssl(ctx, domain: str):
 
         if certificates:
             cert = certificates[0]
-            message = message + "\n## Website Certificate:\n```\n" + cert + "\n```\n"
+            if showcert:
+                message = message + "\n## Website Certificate:\n```\n" + cert + "\n```\n"
 
             with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False) as temp_cert_file:
                 temp_cert_file.write(cert)