diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/Pkcs12ClientCertificateCredential.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/Pkcs12ClientCertificateCredential.java
index 77ad7bd6c4..02b06667db 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/Pkcs12ClientCertificateCredential.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/Pkcs12ClientCertificateCredential.java
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
 
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-
 @AllArgsConstructor
 @Getter
 public class Pkcs12ClientCertificateCredential implements Credential {
 
-  private final Path certificate;
+  private final byte[] certificate;
   private final char[] password;
 }
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnMirrorCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnMirrorCommand.java
index 6f1d8a029f..b4b3de7d7f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnMirrorCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/SvnMirrorCommand.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public TrustManager getTrustManager(SVNURL url) {
 
   private SVNSSLAuthentication createTlsAuth(SVNURL url, Pkcs12ClientCertificateCredential c) {
     return SVNSSLAuthentication.newInstance(
-      c.getCertificate().toFile(),
+      c.getCertificate(),
       c.getPassword(),
       false,
       url,