diff --git a/src/cli/connector.js b/src/cli/connector.js
index cdc00f0a1..c3feae7bb 100644
--- a/src/cli/connector.js
+++ b/src/cli/connector.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function _createConnectorObject(cliData) {
     name: cliData.name,
     domain: cliData.domain,
     publicIp: cliData.publicIp,
-    certDir: cliData.certDir,
+    cert: cliData.cert,
     isSelfSignedCert: AppHelper.validateBooleanCliOptions(cliData.selfSignedEnable, cliData.selfSignedDisable),
     devMode: AppHelper.validateBooleanCliOptions(cliData.devModeOn, cliData.devModeOff)
   }
diff --git a/src/schemas/connector.js b/src/schemas/connector.js
index bc766c641..d23b105bb 100644
--- a/src/schemas/connector.js
+++ b/src/schemas/connector.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const connectorCreate = {
     "name": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
     "domain": {"type": "string", "minLength": 4},
     "publicIp": {"type": "string", "minLength": 7},
-    "certDir": {"type": "string"},
+    "cert": {"type": "string"},
     "isSelfSignedCert": {"type": "boolean"},
     "devMode": {"type": "boolean"}
   },
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const connectorUpdate = {
     "name": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
     "domain": {"type": "string", "minLength": 4},
     "publicIp": {"type": "string", "minLength": 7},
-    "certDir": {"type": "string"},
+    "cert": {"type": "string"},
     "isSelfSignedCert": {"type": "boolean"},
     "devMode": {"type": "boolean"}
   },
diff --git a/src/services/connector-service.js b/src/services/connector-service.js
index 04bb3cb9c..d48eacb7b 100644
--- a/src/services/connector-service.js
+++ b/src/services/connector-service.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const logger = require('../logger')
 const querystring = require('querystring')
 const Op = require('sequelize').Op;
 const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 async function _createConnector(connectorData, transaction) {
   await Validator.validate(connectorData, Validator.schemas.connectorCreate)
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ async function _makeRequest(connector, options, data) {
     })
 
     if (connector.cert && connector.isSelfSignedCert === true) {
-      let ca = '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n' + connector.cert + '\n' + '-----END CERTIFICATE-----';
+      const ca = fs.readFileSync(connector.cert);
       options.ca = new Buffer(ca);
     }