diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index 0faf12468fd5a18f60757920c8127cb99304e054..2d35c76627d16339623bb3133af92acec9302c13 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ Run cert test manually using the ansible inventory file:
 Run cert test manually against a different cluster, not configured in any
 ansible inventory file:
 
-	OAS_DOMAIN='varac-oas.openappstack.net' py.test -v -m 'certs'
+    OAS_DOMAIN='varac-oas.openappstack.net' py.test -v -m 'certs'
+
+or
+
+    OAS_DOMAIN='varac-oas.openappstack.net' pytest/test_certs.py
 
 ## Issues
 
diff --git a/test/pytest/test_certs.py b/test/pytest/test_certs.py
index e127f0a43aa786ebc4162db5b16da02db2d712f4..2e9c152b3dd27f0d0e52e250e7bb94485ecb7f0b 100755
--- a/test/pytest/test_certs.py
+++ b/test/pytest/test_certs.py
@@ -59,18 +59,38 @@ def print_cert_info(certs: list):
         print('CN: {0} (Issuer: {1})'.format(cn, issuer))
 
 
+def read_certs_from_file(filename:str):
+    """Read cert from file for debugging/development."""
+
+    import OpenSSL.crypto
+    cert = OpenSSL.crypto.load_certificate(
+        OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_PEM,
+        open(filename).read()
+    )
+    return [cert]
+
+
 def valid_cert(domain: str, ca_file: str = '/tmp/custom_ca_bundle.crt'):
     """Validate cert of given domain against a ca_file bundle."""
 
+    valid = False
+
     url = 'https://' + domain
     print('Validating cert from {0} ...'.format(url))
-    print_cert_info(fetch_certs(domain))
+    certs = fetch_certs(domain)
+    print_cert_info(certs)
 
     try:
         requests.get(url, verify=ca_file)
     except requests.exceptions.SSLError as ex:
         print('SSL Verification Error {}'.format(ex))
-        return False
+        for cert in certs:
+            issuer = cert.get_issuer().CN
+            if issuer == 'cert-manager.local':
+                print('Allowing exception for self-signed cert-mananger cert.')
+                valid = True
+        return valid
+
     print('Successfully Verified SSL Cert.\n')
     return True