diff --git a/tests/ci_tests/utils/parameters.py b/tests/ci_tests/utils/parameters.py
index 056db80..8fd2208 100644
--- a/tests/ci_tests/utils/parameters.py
+++ b/tests/ci_tests/utils/parameters.py
@@ -30,19 +30,9 @@
 )
 
 
-def get_deploy_arg_list(deploy_params: dict[str, Any], schema: str) -> list[Any]:
-    """
-    Creates a CLI parameter list to be used when calling the script deployment
-    command (see deployment/deploy_cli.py).
-    """
-    args_list: list[Any] = []
-    for param_name, param_value in deploy_params.items():
-        args_list.append(f'--{param_name.replace("_", "-")}')
-        args_list.append(param_value)
-    args_list.extend(["--schema", schema])
-    # We validate the server certificate in SaaS, but not in the Docker DB
-    if "saas_url" in deploy_params:
-        args_list.append("--use-ssl-cert-validation")
-    else:
-        args_list.append("--no-use-ssl-cert-validation")
+def get_arg_list(**kwargs) -> list[str]:
+    args_list: list[str] = []
+    for k, v in kwargs.items():
+        args_list.append(f'--{k.replace("_", "-")}')
+        args_list.append(str(v))
     return args_list
diff --git a/tests/deployment/test_deploy_cli.py b/tests/deployment/test_deploy_cli.py
index f69b5d5..3b3f95d 100644
--- a/tests/deployment/test_deploy_cli.py
+++ b/tests/deployment/test_deploy_cli.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
 from click.testing import CliRunner
+import exasol.bucketfs as bfs
 
 from exasol_sagemaker_extension.deployment import deploy_cli
-from tests.ci_tests.utils.parameters import get_deploy_arg_list
+from tests.ci_tests.utils.parameters import get_arg_list
 
 DB_SCHEMA = "TEST_CLI_SCHEMA"
 AUTOPILOT_TRAINING_LUA_SCRIPT_NAME = \
@@ -37,9 +38,13 @@ def get_all_scripts(db_conn):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.slow
-def test_deploy_cli_main(db_conn, deploy_params):
+def test_deploy_cli_main(backend, db_conn, deploy_params):
 
-    args_list = get_deploy_arg_list(deploy_params, DB_SCHEMA)
+    args_list = get_arg_list(**deploy_params, schema=DB_SCHEMA)
+    if backend == bfs.path.StorageBackend.saas:
+        args_list.append("--use-ssl-cert-validation")
+    else:
+        args_list.append("--no-use-ssl-cert-validation")
 
     runner = CliRunner()
     result = runner.invoke(deploy_cli.main, args_list)
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/prepare_environment_fixture.py b/tests/fixtures/prepare_environment_fixture.py
index 715c347..6448f6f 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/prepare_environment_fixture.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/prepare_environment_fixture.py
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 
 import boto3
 import pyexasol
+import exasol.bucketfs as bfs
 import pytest
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
 from exasol_sagemaker_extension.deployment import deploy_cli
 from tests.ci_tests.utils.parameters import (
-    get_deploy_arg_list, reg_model_setup_params, cls_model_setup_params)
+    get_arg_list, reg_model_setup_params, cls_model_setup_params)
 
 
 def __open_schema(db_conn: pyexasol.ExaConnection, model_setup):
@@ -20,9 +21,13 @@ def __open_schema(db_conn: pyexasol.ExaConnection, model_setup):
     db_conn.execute(query.format(schema_name=model_setup.schema_name))
 
 
-def __deploy_scripts(deploy_params: dict[str, Any], schema: str):
+def __deploy_scripts(backend: bfs.path.StorageBackend, deploy_params: dict[str, Any], schema: str):
 
-    args_list = get_deploy_arg_list(deploy_params, schema)
+    args_list = get_arg_list(deploy_params, schema=schema)
+    if backend == bfs.path.StorageBackend.saas:
+        args_list.append("--use-ssl-cert-validation")
+    else:
+        args_list.append("--no-use-ssl-cert-validation")
 
     runner = CliRunner()
     runner.invoke(deploy_cli.main, args_list)
@@ -45,10 +50,11 @@ def __insert_into_tables(db_conn, model_setup):
     db_conn.execute(query)
 
 
-def _setup_database(db_conn: pyexasol.ExaConnection, deploy_params: dict[str, Any]):
+def _setup_database(backend: bfs.path.StorageBackend, db_conn: pyexasol.ExaConnection,
+                    deploy_params: dict[str, Any]):
     for model_setup in [reg_model_setup_params, cls_model_setup_params]:
         __open_schema(db_conn, model_setup)
-        __deploy_scripts(deploy_params, model_setup.schema_name)
+        __deploy_scripts(backend, deploy_params, model_setup.schema_name)
         __create_tables(db_conn, model_setup)
         __insert_into_tables(db_conn, model_setup)
 
@@ -195,12 +201,13 @@ def aws_bucket_uri(self) -> str:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def prepare_ci_test_environment(db_conn,
+def prepare_ci_test_environment(backend,
+                                db_conn,
                                 deploy_params,
                                 aws_s3_bucket,
                                 connection_object_for_aws_credentials,
                                 aws_sagemaker_role) -> CITestEnvironment:
-    _setup_database(db_conn, deploy_params)
+    _setup_database(backend, db_conn, deploy_params)
     yield CITestEnvironment(db_conn=db_conn,
                             aws_s3_bucket=aws_s3_bucket,
                             connection_object_for_aws_credentials=connection_object_for_aws_credentials,