diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Config/HostConfigModule.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Config/HostConfigModule.cs
index 6d818db6a..26c184c45 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Config/HostConfigModule.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Config/HostConfigModule.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using FluentValidation;
+using NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 using Omu.ValueInjecter;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Api.Config
@@ -25,8 +27,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Api.Config
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.Username).NotEmpty().When(c => c.AuthenticationEnabled);
             SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.Password).NotEmpty().When(c => c.AuthenticationEnabled);
 
-            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.SslPort).InclusiveBetween(1, 65535).When(c => c.EnableSsl);
-            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.SslCertHash).NotEmpty().When(c => c.EnableSsl);
+            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.SslPort).ValidPort().When(c => c.EnableSsl);
+            SharedValidator.RuleFor(c => c.SslCertHash).NotEmpty().When(c => c.EnableSsl && OsInfo.IsWindows);
         }
 
         private HostConfigResource GetHostConfig()
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
index 42f0d8db0..e88607b65 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using FluentValidation;
 using FluentValidation.Validators;
-using NzbDrone.Core.Validation.Paths;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Api.Validation
 {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
index da8609e84..9bcc7e18a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Validation/RuleBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -26,5 +26,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Validation
             ruleBuilder.SetValidator(new NotEmptyValidator(null));
             return ruleBuilder.SetValidator(new RegularExpressionValidator("^http(?:s)?://[a-z0-9-.]+", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)).WithMessage("must be valid URL that");
         }
+
+        public static IRuleBuilderOptions<T, int> ValidPort<T>(this IRuleBuilder<T, int> ruleBuilder)
+        {
+            return ruleBuilder.SetValidator(new InclusiveBetweenValidator(0, 65535));
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/UI/Settings/General/GeneralViewTemplate.html b/src/UI/Settings/General/GeneralViewTemplate.html
index c05f5f6e8..f26bfb6fe 100644
--- a/src/UI/Settings/General/GeneralViewTemplate.html
+++ b/src/UI/Settings/General/GeneralViewTemplate.html
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
 
+            {{#if_windows}}
             <div class="control-group advanced-setting">
                 <label class="control-label">SSL Cert Hash</label>
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
                     <input type="text" name="sslCertHash"/>
                 </div>
             </div>
+            {{/if_windows}}
         </div>
 
         <div class="control-group">