diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 9b309d69d..de94dc967 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ func ToStringArray(input []interface{}) []string {
 }
 
 func Is404(err error) bool {
-	return IsHTTPErrorCode(err, http.StatusNotFound)
+	return ErrorContainsHTTPCode(err, http.StatusNotFound)
 }
 
-func IsHTTPErrorCode(err error, code int) bool {
-	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), fmt.Sprintf("Code: %d", code))
+func ErrorContainsHTTPCode(err error, codes ...int) bool {
+	for _, code := range codes {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), fmt.Sprintf("Code: %d", code)) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func CalculateConflictsWith(self string, group []string) []string {
@@ -300,3 +305,22 @@ func SetResourceData(d *schema.ResourceData, data map[string]interface{}) error
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// NormalizeMountPath to be in a form valid for accessing values from api.MountOutput
+func NormalizeMountPath(path string) string {
+	return strings.Trim(path, "/") + "/"
+}
+
+// CheckMountEnabled in Vault, path must contain a trailing '/',
+func CheckMountEnabled(client *api.Client, path string) (bool, error) {
+	mounts, err := client.Sys().ListMounts()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := mounts[NormalizeMountPath(path)]; !ok {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	return false, nil
+}
diff --git a/vault/resource_pki_secret_backend_root_cert.go b/vault/resource_pki_secret_backend_root_cert.go
index f317166d3..ff6f3a2ee 100644
--- a/vault/resource_pki_secret_backend_root_cert.go
+++ b/vault/resource_pki_secret_backend_root_cert.go
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@ func pkiSecretBackendRootCertResource() *schema.Resource {
 		Update: func(data *schema.ResourceData, i interface{}) error {
 			return nil
 		},
-		Read: func(data *schema.ResourceData, i interface{}) error {
-			return nil
-		},
+		//Read: func(data *schema.ResourceData, i interface{}) error {
+		//	return nil
+		//},
+		Read: pkiSecretBackendRootCertRead,
 		CustomizeDiff: func(_ context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDiff, meta interface{}) error {
+			key := "serial"
+			o, _ := d.GetChange(key)
+			// skip on new resource
+			if o.(string) == "" {
+				return nil
+			}
+
 			client := meta.(*api.Client)
 			cert, err := getCACertificate(client, d.Get("backend").(string))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -36,22 +44,18 @@ func pkiSecretBackendRootCertResource() *schema.Resource {
 			}
 
 			if cert != nil {
-				key := "serial"
-				cur := d.Get(key).(string)
 				n := certutil.GetHexFormatted(cert.SerialNumber.Bytes(), ":")
-				if err := d.SetNew(key, n); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-
-				o, _ := d.GetChange(key)
-				// don't force new on new resources
-				if o.(string) != "" && cur != n {
+				if d.Get(key).(string) != n {
+					if err := d.SetNewComputed(key); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
 					if err := d.ForceNew(key); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 				}
 
 			}
+
 			return nil
 		},
 
@@ -323,13 +327,35 @@ func pkiSecretBackendRootCertCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	return nil
 }
 
+func pkiSecretBackendRootCertRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	if d.IsNewResource() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	client := meta.(*api.Client)
+	path := d.Get("backend").(string)
+	enabled, err := util.CheckMountEnabled(client, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] Failed to check if mount %q exist, preempting the read operation", path)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// trigger a resource re-creation whenever the engine's mount has disappeared
+	if enabled {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] Mount %q does not exist, setting resource for re-creation", path)
+		d.SetId("")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getCACertificate(client *api.Client, mount string) (*x509.Certificate, error) {
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("/v1/%s/ca/pem", mount)
 	req := client.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, path)
 	req.ClientToken = ""
 	resp, err := client.RawRequest(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		if util.IsHTTPErrorCode(err, http.StatusNotFound) || util.IsHTTPErrorCode(err, http.StatusForbidden) {
+		if util.ErrorContainsHTTPCode(err, http.StatusNotFound, http.StatusForbidden) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 		return nil, err
@@ -345,7 +371,6 @@ func getCACertificate(client *api.Client, mount string) (*x509.Certificate, erro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[INFO] Reading current CA")
 	b, _ := pem.Decode(data)
 	if b != nil {
 		cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(b.Bytes)