diff --git a/html/ops/generate_account_ownership_keys.php b/html/ops/generate_account_ownership_keys.php
index 4f96fd4b32..1886c1fe20 100755
--- a/html/ops/generate_account_ownership_keys.php
+++ b/html/ops/generate_account_ownership_keys.php
@@ -18,56 +18,68 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with BOINC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+// usage: generate_account_ownership_keys.php [overwrite]
+//
+// This script generates the public and private keys for the proof of 
+// account ownership feature of the website that is described 
+// here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/ProofOfOwnership
+// 
+// If the overwrite option is set, then the existing keys will be deleted and
+// new keys generated.  This will invalidate all existing account ownership
+// proofs so use with caution.
+
 require_once("../inc/boinc_db.inc");
 require_once("../inc/user.inc");
 require_once("../inc/util.inc");
 require_once("../inc/account_ownership.inc");
 
+if ( !function_exists('openssl_pkey_new') ) {
+    echo "WARNING: OpenSSL functions not available.  Not generating account ownership keys.\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+
 if (php_sapi_name() == "cli") {
-  if (!empty($argv[1])) {
-    if ($argv[1] == "overwrite") {
-      if (file_exists($account_ownership_private_key_file_path)) {
-        // If the private key exists, delete it.
-        unlink($account_ownership_private_key);
-        echo "erased '$account_ownership_private_key_file_name' \n";
-      }
-      if (file_exists($account_ownership_public_key_file_path)) {
-        // If the public key exists, delete it.
-        unlink($account_ownership_public_key);
-        echo "erased '$account_ownership_public_key_file_name' \n";
-      }
+    if (!empty($argv[1])) {
+        if ($argv[1] == "overwrite") {
+            if (file_exists($account_ownership_private_key_file_path)) {
+                // If the private key exists, delete it.
+                unlink($account_ownership_private_key);
+                echo "erased '$account_ownership_private_key_file_name' \n";
+            }
+            if (file_exists($account_ownership_public_key_file_path)) {
+                // If the public key exists, delete it.
+                unlink($account_ownership_public_key);
+                echo "erased '$account_ownership_public_key_file_name' \n";
+            }
+        }
     }
-  }
-
-  if ((!file_exists($account_ownership_private_key_file_path)) && (!file_exists($account_ownership_public_key_file_path))) {
-
-    try {
-      $generated_pkey = openssl_pkey_new(array(
-        'digest_alg' => 'sha512',
-        'private_key_bits' => 4096,
-        'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA
-      ));
-
-      $pubkey = openssl_pkey_get_details($generated_pkey); // Get the public key from the generated pkey pair
-      file_put_contents($account_ownership_public_key, $pubkey['key']); // Save the public key to disk
-      openssl_pkey_export_to_file($generated_pkey, $account_ownership_private_key); // Save the private key to disk
-      openssl_pkey_free($generated_pkey); // Free key data securely from memory
-
-      if ((file_exists($account_ownership_private_key_file_path)) && (file_exists($account_ownership_public_key_file_path))) {
-        echo "Successfully generated a new account ownership keypair. \n";
-      } else {
-        throw new Exception('Failed to generate account ownership keypair.');
-      }
-
-    } catch (Exception $e) {
-        echo 'Caught exception during account ownership key generation: ',  $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+    
+    if ((!file_exists($account_ownership_private_key_file_path)) && (!file_exists($account_ownership_public_key_file_path))) {
+        try {
+            $generated_pkey = openssl_pkey_new(array(
+                'digest_alg' => 'sha512',
+                'private_key_bits' => 4096,
+                'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA
+            ));
+    
+            $pubkey = openssl_pkey_get_details($generated_pkey); // Get the public key from the generated pkey pair
+            file_put_contents($account_ownership_public_key, $pubkey['key']); // Save the public key to disk
+            openssl_pkey_export_to_file($generated_pkey, $account_ownership_private_key); // Save the private key to disk
+            openssl_pkey_free($generated_pkey); // Free key data securely from memory
+    
+            if ((file_exists($account_ownership_private_key_file_path)) && (file_exists($account_ownership_public_key_file_path))) {
+                echo "Successfully generated a new account ownership keypair. \n";
+            } else {
+                throw new Exception('Failed to generate account ownership keypair.');
+            }
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            echo 'Caught exception during account ownership key generation: ',  $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+        }
+    } else {
+        echo "The private and public keys already exist. Repeat the command with the 'overwrite' parameter to replace the existing ownership keys. \n";
     }
-
-  } else {
-    echo "The private and public keys already exist. Repeat the command with the 'overwrite' parameter to replace the existing ownership keys. \n";
-  }
 } else {
-  echo "This script must be run from the CLI \n";
+    echo "This script must be run from the CLI \n";
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/tools/make_project b/tools/make_project
index 98015824c7..0606dd674f 100755
--- a/tools/make_project
+++ b/tools/make_project
@@ -324,11 +324,6 @@ try:
 except:
     print '''Couldn't install translation files'''
 
-try:
-    os.system('cd '+proot+'/html/ops; ./generate_account_ownership_keys.php')
-except:
-    print '''Couldn't generate account ownership keypair'''
-
 print '''Done installing default daemons.'''
 
 # copy the test app if needed