diff --git a/docs/deployment/schedulers/k3s.md b/docs/deployment/schedulers/k3s.md
index 2846949e9..3f05ef279 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/schedulers/k3s.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/schedulers/k3s.md
@@ -213,6 +213,18 @@ The default value may be set by passing an empty value for the option.
 dokku scheduler-k3s:set --global letsencrypt-server staging
 ```
 
+Letsencrypt can be completely disabled for a given app by setting the `letsencrypt-server` to `false`
+
+```shell
+dokku scheduler-k3s:set node-js-app letsencrypt-server false
+```
+
+The server can also be disabled globally, and then conditionally enabled on a per-app basis:
+
+```shell
+dokku scheduler-k3s:set --global letsencrypt-server false
+```
+
 ### Customizing Annotations and Labels
 
 > [!NOTE]
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go
index 298ee7fe2..b89aa017c 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go
@@ -226,22 +226,24 @@ func TriggerSchedulerDeploy(scheduler string, appName string, imageTag string) e
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error loading environment for deployment: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	issuerName := "letsencrypt-stag"
 	server := getComputedLetsencryptServer(appName)
-	if server == "prod" || server == "production" {
-		issuerName = "letsencrypt-prod"
-	} else if server != "stag" && server != "staging" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid letsencrypt server config: %s", server)
-	}
-
-	tlsEnabled := false
 	letsencryptEmailStag := getGlobalLetsencryptEmailStag()
 	letsencryptEmailProd := getGlobalLetsencryptEmailProd()
-	if issuerName == "letsencrypt-stag" {
-		tlsEnabled = letsencryptEmailStag != ""
-	}
-	if issuerName == "letsencrypt-prod" {
+	tlsEnabled := false
+
+	issuerName := ""
+	switch server {
+	case "prod", "production":
+		issuerName = "letsencrypt-prod"
 		tlsEnabled = letsencryptEmailProd != ""
+	case "stag", "staging":
+		issuerName = "letsencrypt-stag"
+		tlsEnabled = letsencryptEmailStag != ""
+	case "false":
+		issuerName = ""
+		tlsEnabled = false
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid letsencrypt server config: %s", server)
 	}
 
 	chartDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "dokku-chart-")