diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/acme/acme.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/acme/acme.sh
index 3296086f..4f5cb803 100755
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/acme/acme.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/acme/acme.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,18 @@ while true; do
   fi
   if [[ ! -f ${ACME_BASE}/acme/account.pem ]]; then
     log_f "Generating missing Lets Encrypt account key..."
+    if [[ ! -z ${ACME_CONTACT} ]]; then
+      if ! verify_email "${ACME_CONTACT}"; then
+        log_f "Invalid email address, will not start registration!"
+        sleep 365d
+        exec $(readlink -f "$0")
+      else
+        ACME_CONTACT_PARAMETER="--contact mailto:${ACME_CONTACT}"
+        log_f "Valid email address, using ${ACME_CONTACT} for registration"
+      fi
+    else
+      ACME_CONTACT_PARAMETER=""
+    fi
     openssl genrsa 4096 > ${ACME_BASE}/acme/account.pem
   else
     log_f "Using existing Lets Encrypt account key ${ACME_BASE}/acme/account.pem"
@@ -207,19 +219,6 @@ while true; do
   IPV6=$(get_ipv6)
   log_f "OK: ${IPV4}, ${IPV6:-"0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000"}"
 
-  # Hard-fail on CAA errors for MAILCOW_HOSTNAME
-  MH_PARENT_DOMAIN=$(echo ${MAILCOW_HOSTNAME} | cut -d. -f2-)
-  MH_CAAS=( $(dig CAA ${MH_PARENT_DOMAIN} +short | sed -n 's/\d issue "\(.*\)"/\1/p') )
-  if [[ ! -z ${MH_CAAS} ]]; then
-    if [[ ${MH_CAAS[@]} =~ "letsencrypt.org" ]]; then
-      log_f "Validated CAA for parent domain ${MH_PARENT_DOMAIN}"
-    else
-      log_f "Skipping ACME validation: Lets Encrypt disallowed for ${MAILCOW_HOSTNAME} by CAA record, retrying in 1h..."
-      sleep 1h
-      exec $(readlink -f "$0")
-    fi
-  fi
-
   #########################################
   # IP and webroot challenge verification #
   SQL_DOMAINS=$(mysql --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock -u ${DBUSER} -p${DBPASS} ${DBNAME} -e "SELECT domain FROM domain WHERE backupmx=0 and active=1" -Bs)
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ while true; do
     VALIDATED_CERTIFICATES+=("${CERT_NAME}")
 
     # obtain server certificate if required
-    DOMAINS=${SERVER_SAN_VALIDATED[@]} /srv/obtain-certificate.sh rsa
+    ACME_CONTACT_PARAMETER=${ACME_CONTACT_PARAMETER} DOMAINS=${SERVER_SAN_VALIDATED[@]} /srv/obtain-certificate.sh rsa
     RETURN="$?"
     if [[ "$RETURN" == "0" ]]; then # 0 = cert created successfully
       CERT_AMOUNT_CHANGED=1
diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/acme/functions.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/acme/functions.sh
index 98d86dc6..183be01b 100644
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/acme/functions.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/acme/functions.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ log_f() {
   fi
 }
 
+verify_email(){
+  regex="^(([A-Za-z0-9]+((\.|\-|\_|\+)?[A-Za-z0-9]?)*[A-Za-z0-9]+)|[A-Za-z0-9]+)@(([A-Za-z0-9]+)+((\.|\-|\_)?([A-Za-z0-9]+)+)*)+\.([A-Za-z]{2,})+$"
+  if [[ $1 =~ ${regex} ]]; then
+    return 0
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 verify_hash_match(){
   CERT_HASH=$(openssl x509 -in "${1}" -noout -pubkey | openssl md5)
   KEY_HASH=$(openssl pkey -in "${2}" -pubout | openssl md5)
@@ -60,6 +69,17 @@ check_domain(){
     DOMAIN=$1
     A_DOMAIN=$(dig A ${DOMAIN} +short | tail -n 1)
     AAAA_DOMAIN=$(dig AAAA ${DOMAIN} +short | tail -n 1)
+    # Hard-fail on CAA errors for MAILCOW_HOSTNAME
+    PARENT_DOMAIN=$(echo ${DOMAIN} | cut -d. -f2-)
+    CAAS=( $(dig CAA ${PARENT_DOMAIN} +short | sed -n 's/\d issue "\(.*\)"/\1/p') )
+    if [[ ! -z ${CAAS} ]]; then
+      if [[ ${CAAS[@]} =~ "letsencrypt.org" ]]; then
+        log_f "Validated CAA for parent domain ${PARENT_DOMAIN}"
+      else
+        log_f "Lets Encrypt disallowed for ${PARENT_DOMAIN} by CAA record"
+        return 1
+      fi
+    fi
     # Check if CNAME without v6 enabled target
     if [[ ! -z ${AAAA_DOMAIN} ]] && [[ -z $(echo ${AAAA_DOMAIN} | grep "^\([0-9a-fA-F]\{0,4\}:\)\{1,7\}[0-9a-fA-F]\{0,4\}$") ]]; then
       AAAA_DOMAIN=
diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/acme/obtain-certificate.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/acme/obtain-certificate.sh
index 8264a2cb..a151dff2 100644
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/acme/obtain-certificate.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/acme/obtain-certificate.sh
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ until dig letsencrypt.org +time=3 +tries=1 @unbound > /dev/null; do
   sleep 2
 done
 log_f "Resolver OK"
-
-ACME_RESPONSE=$(acme-tiny ${DIRECTORY_URL} \
+log_f "Using command acme-tiny ${DIRECTORY_URL} ${ACME_CONTACT_PARAMETER} --account-key ${ACME_BASE}/acme/account.pem --disable-check --csr ${CSR} --acme-dir /var/www/acme/"
+ACME_RESPONSE=$(acme-tiny ${DIRECTORY_URL} ${ACME_CONTACT_PARAMETER} \
   --account-key ${ACME_BASE}/acme/account.pem \
   --disable-check \
   --csr ${CSR} \
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 67db19d4..8d79cc53 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -384,11 +384,12 @@ services:
     acme-mailcow:
       depends_on:
         - nginx-mailcow
-      image: mailcow/acme:1.78
+      image: mailcow/acme:1.79
       dns:
         - ${IPV4_NETWORK:-172.22.1}.254
       environment:
         - LOG_LINES=${LOG_LINES:-9999}
+        - ACME_CONTACT=${ACME_CONTACT:-}
         - ADDITIONAL_SAN=${ADDITIONAL_SAN}
         - MAILCOW_HOSTNAME=${MAILCOW_HOSTNAME}
         - DBNAME=${DBNAME}
diff --git a/generate_config.sh b/generate_config.sh
index 61a90aa0..1c6886b8 100755
--- a/generate_config.sh
+++ b/generate_config.sh
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@ DOVECOT_MASTER_USER=
 # LEAVE EMPTY IF UNSURE
 DOVECOT_MASTER_PASS=
 
+# Let's Encrypt registration contact information
+# Optional: Leave empty for none
+# This value is only used on first order!
+# Setting it at a later point will require the following steps:
+# https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/debug-reset-tls/
+ACME_CONTACT=
+
 EOF
 
 mkdir -p data/assets/ssl
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index d5114c9f..be40daa3 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ CONFIG_ARRAY=(
   "XMPP_S2S_PORT"
   "XMPP_HTTPS_PORT"
   "ADDITIONAL_SERVER_NAMES"
+  "ACME_CONTACT"
 )
 
 sed -i --follow-symlinks '$a\' mailcow.conf
@@ -433,6 +434,15 @@ for option in ${CONFIG_ARRAY[@]}; do
     if ! grep -q ${option} mailcow.conf; then
       echo "XMPP_HTTPS_PORT=5443" >> mailcow.conf
     fi
+  elif [[ ${option} == "ACME_CONTACT" ]]; then
+    if ! grep -q ${option} mailcow.conf; then
+      echo '# Let\'s Encrypt registration contact information' >> mailcow.conf
+      echo '# Optional: Leave empty for none' >> mailcow.conf
+      echo '# This value is only used on first order!' >> mailcow.conf
+      echo '# Setting it at a later point will require the following steps:' >> mailcow.conf
+      echo '# https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/debug-reset-tls/' >> mailcow.conf
+      echo 'ACME_CONTACT=' >> mailcow.conf
+  fi
   elif ! grep -q ${option} mailcow.conf; then
     echo "Adding new option \"${option}\" to mailcow.conf"
     echo "${option}=n" >> mailcow.conf