diff --git a/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.crl.srl b/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.crl.srl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a616ad491b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.crl.srl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.crt.srl b/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.crt.srl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a616ad491b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.crt.srl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.db b/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.db
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.db.attr b/cert/ca/root-ca/db/root-ca.db.attr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/cert/ca/signing-ca.csr b/cert/ca/signing-ca.csr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75241b4e6a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/ca/signing-ca.csr
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
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diff --git a/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.crl.srl b/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.crl.srl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a616ad491b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.crl.srl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.crt.srl b/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.crt.srl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a616ad491b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.crt.srl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+01
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.db b/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.db
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.db.attr b/cert/ca/signing-ca/db/signing-ca.db.attr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/cert/col_one.csr b/cert/col_one.csr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..487c880d943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/col_one.csr
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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diff --git a/cert/col_two.csr b/cert/col_two.csr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f35091058b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/col_two.csr
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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diff --git a/cert/server/agg_openfl-test.internal.cloudapp.net.csr b/cert/server/agg_openfl-test.internal.cloudapp.net.csr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38b34fa70a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cert/server/agg_openfl-test.internal.cloudapp.net.csr
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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diff --git a/openfl/interface/collaborator.py b/openfl/interface/collaborator.py
index bd20df300c8..1826322c4e9 100644
--- a/openfl/interface/collaborator.py
+++ b/openfl/interface/collaborator.py
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ def start_(plan, collaborator_name, data_config, secure):
         help='The data path to be associated with the collaborator')
 @option('-s', '--silent', help='Do not prompt', is_flag=True)
 def create_(collaborator_name, data_path, silent):
+    """Generate certificate request for the collaborator."""
+    create(collaborator_name, data_path, silent)
+
+def create(collaborator_name, data_path, silent):
     """Creates a user for an experiment."""
     if data_path and is_directory_traversal(data_path):
         echo('Data path is out of the openfl workspace scope.')
diff --git a/openfl/native/native.py b/openfl/native/native.py
index de05c076f2e..4f97c733401 100644
--- a/openfl/native/native.py
+++ b/openfl/native/native.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def init(workspace_template: str = 'default', log_level: str = 'INFO',
         collaborator.create(
             col_name, str(data_path), silent=True)
         collaborator.generate_cert_request(
-            col_name, str(data_path), silent=True, skip_package=True)
+            col_name, silent=True, skip_package=True)
         collaborator.certify(col_name, silent=True)
         data_path += 1