diff --git a/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher.go b/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher.go
index 9f5275e27c..b45371b0be 100644
--- a/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher.go
+++ b/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher.go
@@ -135,3 +135,11 @@ func (watcher *CertificateWatcher) ValidateCertificateExpiration(certData []byte
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+type NoOpCertificateWatcher struct{}
+
+func (nw *NoOpCertificateWatcher) WaitForCertificates() {}
+
+func NewNoOpCertificateWatcher() *NoOpCertificateWatcher {
+	return &NoOpCertificateWatcher{}
+}
diff --git a/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher_test.go b/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher_test.go
index 7d10971354..ae3dd0cca1 100644
--- a/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher_test.go
+++ b/keptn-cert-manager/pkg/certificates/watcher_test.go
@@ -320,3 +320,7 @@ func TestNewCertificateWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	require.EqualValues(t, got, want)
 
 }
+
+func TestNewNoOpCertificateWatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	require.EqualValues(t, NewNoOpCertificateWatcher(), &NoOpCertificateWatcher{})
+}