diff --git a/app/services/create_domain.rb b/app/services/create_domain.rb
index 9aee5f0e..32936dba 100644
--- a/app/services/create_domain.rb
+++ b/app/services/create_domain.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 require 'json'
 
 class CreateDomain < ApiConnector
-  SSL_OPTIONS = {
-    client_cert: OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.read(ENV['CLIENT_CERTS_PATH'])),
-    client_key:  OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(File.read(ENV['CLIENT_KEY_PATH']), ENV['CLIENT_PASSWORD'])
-  }.freeze
+  if Rails.env.test?
+    SSL_OPTIONS = nil.freeze
+  else
+    SSL_OPTIONS = {
+      client_cert: OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new(File.read(ENV['CLIENT_CERTS_PATH'])),
+      client_key:  OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(File.read(ENV['CLIENT_KEY_PATH']), ENV['CLIENT_PASSWORD'])
+    }.freeze
+  end
 
 	def initialize(username:, password:)
     super
diff --git a/spec/services/api_connector_spec.rb b/spec/services/api_connector_spec.rb
index 4ea6cd4f..fd552158 100644
--- a/spec/services/api_connector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/api_connector_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       allow(body).to receive(:body).and_return(response)
 
       api_connector = ApiConnector.new(username: "mock", password: "username")
-      allow(api_connector).to receive(:faraday_request).with(url: "https://something", headers: {}, params: {}).and_return(Faraday)
+      allow(api_connector).to receive(:faraday_request).with(url: "https://something", headers: {}, params: {}, ssl: nil).and_return(Faraday)
 
       allow(Faraday).to receive(:send).with(:get).and_return(body)
 
diff --git a/spec/services/create_domain_spec.rb b/spec/services/create_domain_spec.rb
index 42162681..0d03d90f 100644
--- a/spec/services/create_domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/create_domain_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
       allow(@api_connector).to receive(:request).with(url: @api_connector.domain_endpoint, 
                                                       headers: @api_connector.headers, 
                                                       method: :post, 
-                                                      params: payload).and_return(@response_successful)
+                                                      params: payload,
+                                                      ssl: nil).and_return(@response_successful)
 
 			response = @api_connector.create_domain
 			expect(response["code"]).to eq("1000")