diff --git a/src/roborock_local_server/certs.py b/src/roborock_local_server/certs.py
index 964076c..e22ab5c 100644
--- a/src/roborock_local_server/certs.py
+++ b/src/roborock_local_server/certs.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger("roborock_local_server.certs")
 ACME_SH_PATH = Path("/opt/acme.sh/acme.sh")
+ACME_RENEW_SKIP_RETURN_CODE = 2
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ def _run_acme(self, args: Iterable[str]) -> None:
         )
         if result.stdout.strip():
             LOG.info("ACME output:\n%s", self._redact_text(result.stdout.strip(), sensitive_values))
+        if result.returncode == ACME_RENEW_SKIP_RETURN_CODE:
+            LOG.info("ACME command skipped because certificate renewal is not due: %s", display_command)
+            return
         if result.returncode != 0:
             raise RuntimeError(f"ACME command failed ({result.returncode}): {display_command}")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_certs.py b/tests/test_certs.py
index 127d599..e1a3131 100644
--- a/tests/test_certs.py
+++ b/tests/test_certs.py
@@ -282,6 +282,59 @@ def fake_run(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str
     assert "hmac-456" not in str(excinfo.value)
 
 
+def test_run_acme_treats_renew_skip_as_success(
+    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+) -> None:
+    config_file = tmp_path / "config.toml"
+    config_file.write_text(
+        """
+[network]
+stack_fqdn = "api-roborock.example.com"
+
+[broker]
+mode = "embedded"
+
+[storage]
+data_dir = "data"
+
+[tls]
+mode = "cloudflare_acme"
+base_domain = "example.com"
+email = "acme@example.com"
+cloudflare_token_file = "secrets/cloudflare_token"
+acme_server = "zerossl"
+
+[admin]
+password_hash = "pbkdf2_sha256$600000$abc$def"
+session_secret = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456"
+protocol_login_email = "user@example.com"
+protocol_login_pin_hash = "pbkdf2_sha256$600000$ghi$jkl"
+        """.strip(),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    config = load_config(config_file)
+    paths = resolve_paths(config_file, config)
+    paths.cloudflare_token_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    paths.cloudflare_token_file.write_text("cloudflare-token", encoding="utf-8")
+    manager = CertificateManager(config=config, paths=paths)
+
+    def fake_run(*args: object, **kwargs: object) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+            args=args[0],
+            returncode=2,
+            stdout="Skipping. Next renewal time is: 2026-08-13T08:35:28Z",
+        )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("roborock_local_server.certs.ACME_SH_PATH", tmp_path / "acme.sh")
+    (tmp_path / "acme.sh").write_text("#!/bin/sh\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.setattr("roborock_local_server.certs.subprocess.run", fake_run)
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO, logger="roborock_local_server.certs"):
+        manager._run_acme(["--issue", "-d", "example.com"])
+
+    assert "ACME command skipped because certificate renewal is not due" in caplog.text
+
+
 def test_certificate_manager_refreshes_when_cert_domains_do_not_match_config(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     config_file = tmp_path / "config.toml"
     config_file.write_text(