diff --git a/platform/src/components/aws/alb.ts b/platform/src/components/aws/alb.ts
index 72f0ca8f8e..506a1a1c2c 100644
--- a/platform/src/components/aws/alb.ts
+++ b/platform/src/components/aws/alb.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export class Alb extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
     const { vpcId, subnets } = normalizeVpc();
     const domain = normalizeDomain();
     const securityGroup = createSecurityGroup();
-    const certificateArn = createSsl();
+    const { cert, arn: certificateArn } = createSsl();
     const loadBalancer = createLoadBalancer();
     createListeners();
     createDnsRecords();
@@ -347,11 +347,14 @@ export class Alb extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
       );
     }
 
-    function createSsl(): Output<string | undefined> {
-      if (!domain) return output(undefined);
-      if (domain.cert) return output(domain.cert);
+    function createSsl(): {
+      cert?: DnsValidatedCertificate;
+      arn: Output<string | undefined>;
+    } {
+      if (!domain) return { arn: output(undefined) };
+      if (domain.cert) return { arn: output(domain.cert) };
 
-      return new DnsValidatedCertificate(
+      const cert = new DnsValidatedCertificate(
         `${name}Ssl`,
         {
           domainName: domain.name,
@@ -359,7 +362,8 @@ export class Alb extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
           dns: domain.dns!,
         },
         { parent: self },
-      ).arn;
+      );
+      return { cert, arn: cert.arn };
     }
 
     function createLoadBalancer() {
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ export class Alb extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
             enableCrossZoneLoadBalancing: true,
 
           },
-          { parent: self },
+          { parent: self, dependsOn: cert ? [cert] : [] },
         ),
       );
     }
diff --git a/platform/src/components/aws/service-v1.ts b/platform/src/components/aws/service-v1.ts
index 02740277c5..fe4508cbb2 100644
--- a/platform/src/components/aws/service-v1.ts
+++ b/platform/src/components/aws/service-v1.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
     const image = createImage();
     const logGroup = createLogGroup();
     const taskDefinition = createTaskDefinition();
-    const certificateArn = createSsl();
+    const { cert, arn: certificateArn } = createSsl();
     const { loadBalancer, targets } = createLoadBalancer();
     const service = createService();
     createAutoScaling();
@@ -414,7 +414,10 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
             securityGroups: [securityGroup.id],
             enableCrossZoneLoadBalancing: true,
           },
-          { parent: self },
+          {
+            parent: self,
+            dependsOn: cert.apply((cert) => (cert ? [cert] : [])),
+          },
         ),
       );
 
@@ -487,11 +490,15 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
     }
 
     function createSsl() {
-      if (!pub) return output(undefined);
+      if (!pub) {
+        return {
+          cert: output<DnsValidatedCertificate | undefined>(undefined),
+          arn: output<string | undefined>(undefined),
+        };
+      }
 
-      return pub.domain.apply((domain) => {
-        if (!domain) return output(undefined);
-        if (domain.cert) return output(domain.cert);
+      const cert = pub.domain.apply((domain) => {
+        if (!domain || domain.cert) return undefined;
 
         return new DnsValidatedCertificate(
           `${name}Ssl`,
@@ -500,8 +507,16 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
             dns: domain.dns!,
           },
           { parent: self },
-        ).arn;
+        );
       });
+      return {
+        cert,
+        arn: all([pub.domain, cert]).apply(([domain, cert]) => {
+          if (!domain) return undefined;
+          if (domain.cert) return domain.cert;
+          return cert!.arn;
+        }),
+      };
     }
 
     function createLogGroup() {
diff --git a/platform/src/components/aws/service.ts b/platform/src/components/aws/service.ts
index 3ea034162a..bf4da355a8 100644
--- a/platform/src/components/aws/service.ts
+++ b/platform/src/components/aws/service.ts
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
     let effectiveLbArn: Output<string> | undefined;
     let effectiveDomain: Output<string | undefined>;
     let effectiveDnsName: Output<string> | undefined;
-    const certificateArn = albAttachment ? output(undefined) : createSsl();
+    const { cert, arn: certificateArn } = createSsl();
     if (albAttachment) {
       all([albAttachment.instance._vpc, vpc.id]).apply(
         ([albVpcId, clusterVpcId]) => {
@@ -2155,7 +2155,10 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
             securityGroups: [securityGroup.id],
             enableCrossZoneLoadBalancing: true,
           },
-          { parent: self },
+          {
+            parent: self,
+            dependsOn: cert.apply((cert) => (cert ? [cert] : [])),
+          },
         ),
       );
     }
@@ -2344,11 +2347,15 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
     }
 
     function createSsl() {
-      if (!lbArgs) return output(undefined);
+      if (!lbArgs) {
+        return {
+          cert: output<DnsValidatedCertificate | undefined>(undefined),
+          arn: output<string | undefined>(undefined),
+        };
+      }
 
-      return lbArgs.domain.apply((domain) => {
-        if (!domain) return output(undefined);
-        if (domain.cert) return output(domain.cert);
+      const cert = lbArgs.domain.apply((domain) => {
+        if (!domain || domain.cert) return undefined;
 
         return new DnsValidatedCertificate(
           `${name}Ssl`,
@@ -2358,8 +2365,16 @@ export class Service extends Component implements Link.Linkable {
             dns: domain.dns!,
           },
           { parent: self },
-        ).arn;
+        );
       });
+      return {
+        cert,
+        arn: all([lbArgs.domain, cert]).apply(([domain, cert]) => {
+          if (!domain) return undefined;
+          if (domain.cert) return domain.cert;
+          return cert!.arn;
+        }),
+      };
     }
 
     function createCloudmapService() {