diff --git a/acme/client.go b/acme/client.go
index 902d7af5..39d1288a 100644
--- a/acme/client.go
+++ b/acme/client.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type User interface {
 
 // Interface for all challenge solvers to implement.
 type solver interface {
-	CanSolve() bool
+	CanSolve(domain string) bool
 	Solve(challenge challenge, domain string) error
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (c *Client) solveChallenges(challenges []*authorizationResource) error {
 	// loop through the resources, basically through the domains.
 	for _, authz := range challenges {
 		// no solvers - no solving
-		if solvers := c.chooseSolvers(authz.Body); solvers != nil {
+		if solvers := c.chooseSolvers(authz.Body, authz.Domain); solvers != nil {
 			for i, solver := range solvers {
 				// TODO: do not immediately fail if one domain fails to validate.
 				err := solver.Solve(authz.Body.Challenges[i], authz.Domain)
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ func (c *Client) solveChallenges(challenges []*authorizationResource) error {
 
 // Checks all combinations from the server and returns an array of
 // solvers which should get executed in series.
-func (c *Client) chooseSolvers(auth authorization) map[int]solver {
+func (c *Client) chooseSolvers(auth authorization, domain string) map[int]solver {
 	for _, combination := range auth.Combinations {
 		solvers := make(map[int]solver)
 		for _, idx := range combination {
-			if solver, ok := c.Solvers[auth.Challenges[idx].Type]; ok {
+			if solver, ok := c.Solvers[auth.Challenges[idx].Type]; ok && solver.CanSolve(domain) {
 				solvers[idx] = solver
 			} else {
 				logger().Printf("Could not find solver for: %s", auth.Challenges[idx].Type)
diff --git a/acme/dvsni_challenge.go b/acme/dvsni_challenge.go
index 1715554a..ae5bf77a 100644
--- a/acme/dvsni_challenge.go
+++ b/acme/dvsni_challenge.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package acme
 
 type dvsniChallenge struct{}
 
-func (s *dvsniChallenge) CanSolve() bool {
+func (s *dvsniChallenge) CanSolve(domain string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
diff --git a/acme/simple_http_challenge.go b/acme/simple_http_challenge.go
index f02bd48b..0192d70c 100644
--- a/acme/simple_http_challenge.go
+++ b/acme/simple_http_challenge.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -21,8 +22,38 @@ type simpleHTTPChallenge struct {
 	optPort string
 }
 
-func (s *simpleHTTPChallenge) CanSolve() bool {
-	return true
+// SimpleHTTPS checks for DNS, public IP and port bindings
+func (s *simpleHTTPChallenge) CanSolve(domain string) bool {
+	// determine public ip
+	resp, err := http.Get("https://icanhazip.com/")
+	if err != nil {
+		logger().Printf("Could not get public IP -> %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	ip, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger().Printf("Could not get public IP -> %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	ipStr := string(ip)
+
+	// resolve domain we should solve for
+	resolvedIPs, err := net.LookupHost(domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger().Printf("Could not lookup DNS A record for %s", domain)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// if the resolve does not resolve to our public ip, we can't solve.
+	for _, resolvedIP := range resolvedIPs {
+		if resolvedIP == ipStr {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	logger().Printf("SimpleHTTPS: Domain %s does not resolve to the public ip of this server. Determined ip: %s", domain, ipStr)
+	return false
 }
 
 func (s *simpleHTTPChallenge) Solve(chlng challenge, domain string) error {