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WP Engine SSL Cert Renewal Blocked as Definite Bot

Hello, my host, wp engine, is having trouble renewing my SSL cert because their bot for checking the site before passing the request to let's encrypt is getting blocked. See the 403 response codes there.

I don't think it's being blocked by the firewall. I think it's being blocked by "Security -> Bots"

I see it in security/WAF logs, being logged as a "definite bot" despite my rule to turn off apps for this user agent.

I have a rule to disable apps for their user agent, but it does not seem to be helping. Any suggestions?
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