diff --git a/python/fedml/core/mlops/mlops_configs.py b/python/fedml/core/mlops/mlops_configs.py
index 1ed2e0476d..338f59e697 100644
--- a/python/fedml/core/mlops/mlops_configs.py
+++ b/python/fedml/core/mlops/mlops_configs.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import fedml
 from fedml.core.mlops.mlops_utils import MLOpsUtils
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
 class Configs(Enum):
@@ -49,9 +50,15 @@ def get_request_params():
         cert_path = None
         if str(url).startswith("https://"):
             cur_source_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-            cert_path = os.path.join(
-                cur_source_dir, "ssl", "open-" + fedml.get_env_version() + ".fedml.ai_bundle.crt"
-            )
+            version = fedml.get_env_version()
+            if version == "local":
+                cert_path = os.path.join(
+                    cur_source_dir, "ssl", f"{urlparse(url).hostname}.{version}.crt"
+                )
+            else:
+                cert_path = os.path.join(
+                    cur_source_dir, "ssl", "open-" + fedml.get_env_version() + ".fedml.ai_bundle.crt"
+                )
 
         return url, cert_path
 
@@ -88,17 +95,30 @@ def get_cert_path_with_version():
         cert_path = None
         if str(url).startswith("https://"):
             cur_source_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-            cert_path = os.path.join(
-                cur_source_dir, "ssl", "open-" + version + ".fedml.ai_bundle.crt"
-            )
+            if version == "local":
+                cert_path = os.path.join(
+                    cur_source_dir, "ssl", f"{urlparse(url).hostname}.{version}.crt"
+                )
+            else:
+                cert_path = os.path.join(
+                    cur_source_dir, "ssl", "open-" + version + ".fedml.ai_bundle.crt"
+                )
+
         return cert_path
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_root_ca_path():
         cur_source_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        cert_path = os.path.join(
-            cur_source_dir, "ssl", "open-root-ca.crt"
-        )
+        version = fedml.get_env_version()
+        if version == "local":
+            url = fedml._get_backend_service()
+            cert_path = os.path.join(
+                cur_source_dir, "ssl", f"{urlparse(url).hostname}.{version}.rootca.crt"
+            )
+        else:
+            cert_path = os.path.join(
+                cur_source_dir, "ssl", "open-root-ca.crt"
+            )
         return cert_path
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/python/fedml/core/mlops/ssl/open.chainopera.ai.local.crt b/python/fedml/core/mlops/ssl/open.chainopera.ai.local.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..400c30aaa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/fedml/core/mlops/ssl/open.chainopera.ai.local.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e87d0c5783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/fedml/core/mlops/ssl/open.chainopera.ai.local.rootca.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
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