diff --git a/Services/Certificate/classes/Template/Action/Preview/ilCertificateTemplatePreviewAction.php b/Services/Certificate/classes/Template/Action/Preview/ilCertificateTemplatePreviewAction.php
index cbb9bb616e5c..b42c4177f55c 100644
--- a/Services/Certificate/classes/Template/Action/Preview/ilCertificateTemplatePreviewAction.php
+++ b/Services/Certificate/classes/Template/Action/Preview/ilCertificateTemplatePreviewAction.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class ilCertificateTemplatePreviewAction
 	/**
 	 * @param ilCertificateTemplateRepository $templateRepository
 	 * @param ilCertificatePlaceholderValues $placeholderValuesObject
+	 * @param ilLogger|null $logger
 	 */
 	public function __construct(
 		ilCertificateTemplateRepository $templateRepository,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public function __construct(
 	) {
 		$this->templateRepository = $templateRepository;
 		$this->placeholderValuesObject = $placeholderValuesObject;
+
 		if (null === $logger) {
 			global $DIC;
 			$logger = $DIC->logger()->cert();
@@ -43,23 +45,24 @@ public function __construct(
 	 * @param int $objectId
 	 * @return bool
 	 * @throws ilException
+	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
 	public function createPreviewPdf(int $objectId)
 	{
+		$oldDatePresentationValue = ilDatePresentation::useRelativeDates();
 		ilDatePresentation::setUseRelativeDates(false);
 
 		$template = $this->templateRepository->fetchCurrentlyActiveCertificate($objectId);
 
 		$xslfo = $template->getCertificateContent();
 
-		// render tex as fo graphics
-		$xslfo = ilMathJax::getInstance()
-			->init(ilMathJax::PURPOSE_PDF)
-			->setRendering(ilMathJax::RENDER_PNG_AS_FO_FILE)
-			->insertLatexImages($xslfo);
-
 		try {
-			$xlsfo = $this->exchangeCertificateVariables($xslfo, $template);
+			// render tex as fo graphics
+			$xlsfo = ilMathJax::getInstance()
+				->init(ilMathJax::PURPOSE_PDF)
+				->setRendering(ilMathJax::RENDER_PNG_AS_FO_FILE)
+				->insertLatexImages($xslfo);
+
 
 			$pdf_base64 = ilRpcClientFactory::factory('RPCTransformationHandler')
 				->ilFO2PDF($xlsfo);
@@ -69,14 +72,13 @@ public function createPreviewPdf(int $objectId)
 				'Certificate.pdf',
 				'application/pdf'
 			);
-
 		}
 		catch(Exception $e) {
-			$this->logger->write(__METHOD__.': '.$e->getMessage());
-			return false;
+			ilDatePresentation::setUseRelativeDates($oldDatePresentationValue);
+			throw $e;
 		}
 
-		ilDatePresentation::setUseRelativeDates(true);
+		ilDatePresentation::setUseRelativeDates($oldDatePresentationValue);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/Services/Certificate/classes/class.ilCertificateGUI.php b/Services/Certificate/classes/class.ilCertificateGUI.php
index eb3075f44408..7724b7f15c99 100644
--- a/Services/Certificate/classes/class.ilCertificateGUI.php
+++ b/Services/Certificate/classes/class.ilCertificateGUI.php
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ public function __construct(
 		$this->access  = $DIC['ilAccess'];
 		$this->toolbar = $DIC['ilToolbar'];
 
+		$this->lng->loadLanguageModule('cert');
+
 		$this->ref_id = (int)$_GET['ref_id'];
 
 		$this->placeholderDescriptionObject = $placeholderDescriptionObject;
@@ -315,7 +317,12 @@ public function certificateImport()
 	*/
 	public function certificatePreview()
 	{
-		$this->previewAction->createPreviewPdf($this->objectId);
+		try {
+			$this->previewAction->createPreviewPdf($this->objectId);
+		} catch (Exception $exception) {
+			ilUtil::sendFailure($this->lng->txt('error_creating_certificate_pdf', true));
+			$this->certificateEditor();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lang/ilias_de.lang b/lang/ilias_de.lang
index d59ebcfc13d3..60101c3d290b 100644
--- a/lang/ilias_de.lang
+++ b/lang/ilias_de.lang
@@ -14293,3 +14293,4 @@ cert#:#certificate_migration_lastrun_failed#:#Die Migration der Zertifikate ist
 cert#:#certificate_migration_confirm_started#:#Die Migration wurde gestartet.
 cert#:#certificate_migration_go#:#Starte Migration
 badge#:#user_certificates#:#Zertifikate
+cert#:#error_creating_certificate_pdf#:#Das Zertifikat konnte nicht erstellt werden. Bitte lassen Sie den Zertifikats-Server durch einen Administrator prüfen.
diff --git a/lang/ilias_en.lang b/lang/ilias_en.lang
index 17fb7f27c788..e41e1af92821 100644
--- a/lang/ilias_en.lang
+++ b/lang/ilias_en.lang
@@ -14295,3 +14295,4 @@ cert#:#certificate_migration_lastrun_failed#:#The migration of the certificates
 cert#:#certificate_migration_confirm_started#:#The migration was started.
 cert#:#certificate_migration_go#:#Start Migration
 badge#:#user_certificates#:#Certificates
+cert#:#error_creating_certificate_pdf#:#The certificate could not be created. Please contact the administrator to check the certificate server.