diff --git a/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml
index 2eda5c8..f0bb7e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           conda activate qiita
-          export QIITA_SERVER_CERT=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/ci_server.crt
+          export QIITA_ROOTCA_CERT=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/ci_rootca.crt
           export QIITA_CONFIG_FP=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/config_test_local.cfg
           sed "s#/home/runner/work/qiita/qiita#${PWD}/qiita-dev/#g" `pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/config_test.cfg > ${QIITA_CONFIG_FP}
 
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           COVER_PACKAGE: ${{ matrix.cover_package }}
         run: |
           conda activate qiita_client
-          export QIITA_SERVER_CERT=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/ci_server.crt
-          export QIITA_ROOT_CA=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/ci_rootca.crt
+          export QIITA_ROOTCA_CERT=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/ci_rootca.crt
           export QIITA_CONFIG_FP=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/config_test_local.cfg
           export PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore:Certificate for localhost has no \`subjectAltName\`"
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4677ba..7dfeedf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ This package includes the Qiita Client utility library, a library to simplify th
 How to test this package?
 -------------------------
 In order to test the Qiita Client package, a local installation of Qiita should be running in test mode on the address `https://localhost:21174`, with the default test database created in Qiita's test suite.
-Also, if Qiita is running with the default server SSL certificate, you need to export the variable `QIITA_SERVER_CERT` in your environment, so the Qiita Client can perform secure connections against the Qiita server:
+Also, if Qiita is running with the default server SSL certificate, you need to export the variable `QIITA_ROOTCA_CERT` in your environment, so the Qiita Client can perform secure connections against the Qiita server:
 
 ```bash
 
-export QIITA_SERVER_CERT=<QIITA_INSTALL_PATH>/qiita_core/support_files/server.crt
+export QIITA_ROOT_CA=<QIITA_INSTALL_PATH>/qiita_core/support_files/ci_rootca.crt
 ```
diff --git a/qiita_client/plugin.py b/qiita_client/plugin.py
index e2c6c0d..c41ea42 100644
--- a/qiita_client/plugin.py
+++ b/qiita_client/plugin.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def __call__(self, server_url, job_id, output_dir):
                               # this value will prevent underlying libraries
                               # from validating the server's cert using
                               # certifi's pem cache.
-                              ca_cert=environ['QIITA_ROOT_CA'])
+                              ca_cert=environ['QIITA_ROOTCA_CERT'])
 
         if job_id == 'register':
             self._register(qclient)
diff --git a/qiita_client/qiita_client.py b/qiita_client/qiita_client.py
index 0942ed4..c697d46 100644
--- a/qiita_client/qiita_client.py
+++ b/qiita_client/qiita_client.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def __init__(self, output_name, artifact_type, files, archive=None):
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         logger.debug('Entered ArtifactInfo.__eq__()')
-        if type(self) != type(other):   # noqa
+        if type(self) is not type(other):
             return False
         if self.output_name != other.output_name or \
                 self.artifact_type != other.artifact_type or \
diff --git a/qiita_client/tests/test_qiita_client.py b/qiita_client/tests/test_qiita_client.py
index 3f5d66c..17184e1 100644
--- a/qiita_client/tests/test_qiita_client.py
+++ b/qiita_client/tests/test_qiita_client.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from unittest import TestCase, main
-from os import remove, close
+from os import remove, close, environ
 from os.path import basename, exists
 from tempfile import mkstemp
 from json import dumps
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ def test_format_payload_error(self):
 
 class QiitaClientTests(PluginTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        # self.server_cert = environ.get('QIITA_SERVER_CERT', None)
         self.tester = QiitaClient("https://localhost:21174",
                                   CLIENT_ID,
                                   CLIENT_SECRET)
@@ -116,11 +115,14 @@ def tearDown(self):
                 remove(fp)
 
     def test_init(self):
-        obs = QiitaClient("https://localhost:21174", CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET)
+        obs = QiitaClient("https://localhost:21174",
+                          CLIENT_ID,
+                          CLIENT_SECRET,
+                          ca_cert=environ['QIITA_ROOT_CA'])
         self.assertEqual(obs._server_url, "https://localhost:21174")
         self.assertEqual(obs._client_id, CLIENT_ID)
         self.assertEqual(obs._client_secret, CLIENT_SECRET)
-        self.assertEqual(obs._verify, True)
+        self.assertEqual(obs._verify, environ['QIITA_ROOT_CA'])
 
     def test_get(self):
         obs = self.tester.get("/qiita_db/artifacts/1/")
diff --git a/rootca_insert.py b/rootca_insert.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 59d12e5..0000000
--- a/rootca_insert.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import certifi
-from sys import argv
-
-
-def main(ca_fp):
-    with open(ca_fp, 'rb') as f:
-        my_ca = f.read()
-
-    ca_file = certifi.where()
-
-    with open(ca_file, 'ab') as f:
-        f.write(my_ca)
-
-    print("%s updated" % ca_file)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main(argv[1])