diff --git a/pkg/tls/tls.go b/pkg/tls/tls.go
index d939532..030635c 100644
--- a/pkg/tls/tls.go
+++ b/pkg/tls/tls.go
@@ -100,17 +100,25 @@ func GenerateAllCerts(outDir string, privateCACert *x509.Certificate, privateCAK
 	}
 
 	for _, node := range publicNodeNames {
-		_, _, err = GenerateCASignedCert(chiaCACert, chiaCAKey, path.Join(outDir, node, fmt.Sprintf("public_%s", node)))
+		cert, key, err := GenerateCASignedCert(chiaCACert, chiaCAKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error generating public pair for %s: %w", node, err)
 		}
+		_, _, err = WriteCertAndKey(cert, key, path.Join(outDir, node, fmt.Sprintf("public_%s", node)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error writing public pair for %s: %w", node, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, node := range privateNodeNames {
-		_, _, err = GenerateCASignedCert(privateCACert, privateCAKey, path.Join(outDir, node, fmt.Sprintf("private_%s", node)))
+		cert, key, err := GenerateCASignedCert(privateCACert, privateCAKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error generating private pair for %s: %w", node, err)
 		}
+		_, _, err = WriteCertAndKey(cert, key, path.Join(outDir, node, fmt.Sprintf("private_%s", node)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error writing private pair for %s: %w", node, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -178,26 +186,36 @@ func ParsePemKey(keyPem []byte) (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 	return caKey, nil
 }
 
+// EncodeCertAndKeyToPEM encodes the cert and key to PEM
+func EncodeCertAndKeyToPEM(certDER []byte, certKey *rsa.PrivateKey) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	certPemBytes := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: certDER})
+
+	keyBytes, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(certKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error encoding private key to PKCS8: %w", err)
+	}
+	keyPemBytes := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: keyBytes})
+
+	return certPemBytes, keyPemBytes, nil
+}
+
 // WriteCertAndKey Returns the written cert bytes, key bytes, and error
 func WriteCertAndKey(certDER []byte, certKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certKeyBase string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	certPemBytes, keyPemBytes, err := EncodeCertAndKeyToPEM(certDER, certKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error encoding certificates: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Write the new certificate to file
 	certOut := fmt.Sprintf("%s.crt", certKeyBase)
-	certPemBytes := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: certDER})
 	if err := os.WriteFile(certOut, certPemBytes, 0600); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write cert PEM: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Marshal private key to PKCS#8
-	keyBytes, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(certKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal private key to PKCS#8: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write cert PEM: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Write the new private key to file in PKCS#8 format
 	keyOut := fmt.Sprintf("%s.key", certKeyBase)
-	keyPemBytes := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: keyBytes})
 	if err := os.WriteFile(keyOut, keyPemBytes, 0600); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write key PEM: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write key PEM: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return certPemBytes, keyPemBytes, nil
@@ -242,7 +260,7 @@ func GenerateNewCA(certKeyBase string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 }
 
 // GenerateCASignedCert generates a new key/cert signed by the given CA
-func GenerateCASignedCert(caCert *x509.Certificate, caKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certKeyBase string) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+func GenerateCASignedCert(caCert *x509.Certificate, caKey *rsa.PrivateKey) ([]byte, *rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 	// Generate new private key
 	certKey, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -274,5 +292,5 @@ func GenerateCASignedCert(caCert *x509.Certificate, caKey *rsa.PrivateKey, certK
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create certificate: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return WriteCertAndKey(certDER, certKey, certKeyBase)
+	return certDER, certKey, nil
 }