diff --git a/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml b/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml
index bede32d..029d9e8 100644
--- a/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cord-profile/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 cord_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir + '/cord' }}"
 cord_profile_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir + '/cord_profile' }}"
+pki_dir: "/opt/pki"
 
 # used in xos.yaml.j2, if True, other synchronizer container will not be started
 frontend_only: False
diff --git a/roles/cord-profile/tasks/main.yml b/roles/cord-profile/tasks/main.yml
index 2ce0269..2e6083f 100644
--- a/roles/cord-profile/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cord-profile/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
     mode: 0600
   with_items: "{{ xos_service_sshkeys }}"
 
+- name: Copy over core api key and cert
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ pki_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ cord_profile_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+    mode: 0600
+  with_items:
+    - core_api_key.pem
+    - core_api_cert.pem
+
 - name: Make Image directory ( outside of profile directory to avoid repeat downloads on sequential runs)
   become: yes
   file: