diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/plugin.py
index a0e2d1cb..c74a71f1 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/plugin.py
@@ -98,10 +98,18 @@ def process_options(options):
     :param options:
     :return: dict or valid verisign options
     """
+   
+    # if there is a config variable with VERISIGN_PRODUCT_<upper(authority.name)> take the value as Cert product-type
+    # else default to "Server", to be compatoible with former versions
+    authority = options.get("authority").name.upper()
+    product_type = current_app.config.get("VERISIGN_PRODUCT_{0}".format(authority))
+    if product_type is None:
+      product_type ="Server"
+    
     data = {
         "challenge": get_psuedo_random_string(),
         "serverType": "Apache",
-        "certProductType": "Server",
+        "certProductType": product_type,
         "firstName": current_app.config.get("VERISIGN_FIRST_NAME"),
         "lastName": current_app.config.get("VERISIGN_LAST_NAME"),
         "signatureAlgorithm": "sha256WithRSAEncryption",