diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 281d846a..2ecfe055 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.webmon
     volumes:
       - web-static:/var/www/workflow/static/
-      # add in folder to be picked up by update-ca-certificates in docker entrypoint
-      - ./nginx/nginx.crt:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/nginx.crt
+      - ./nginx/nginx.crt:/nginx.crt
     env_file:
       - .env
       - .env.ci
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ services:
       - CATALOG_URL=${CATALOG_URL}
       - CATALOG_API_TOKEN=${CATALOG_API_TOKEN}
       - GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS=--reload --workers=8
-      - REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+      - REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/nginx.crt
     healthcheck:
       test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:8000/ht || exit 1
       interval: 60s
diff --git a/src/webmon_app/docker-entrypoint.sh b/src/webmon_app/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 43683edd..22454a00 100755
--- a/src/webmon_app/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/webmon_app/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ if [[ "$DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE" != *".prod" ]]; then
   >&2 echo "Not in Production, setting up test users InstrumentScientist, and GeneralUser"
   python $MANAGE_PY_WEBMON ensure_adminuser --username="InstrumentScientist" --email='Instrument@Scientist.com' --password="InstrumentScientist"
   python $MANAGE_PY_WEBMON ensure_user --username="${GENERAL_USER_USERNAME}" --email='General@User.com' --password="${GENERAL_USER_PASSWORD}"
-  >&2 echo "Not in Production, updating certificates to add self-signed certificate"
-  update-ca-certificates
 fi
 
 # start up web-service