diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 849d27a..ea51f67 100755
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 views/
 applications/
-containers/
-xos/tests/api/node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
+xos/tests/api/node_modules
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile b/containers/xos/Dockerfile
index afc7c9d..fe8f73a 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 
 ADD http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/suit/static/suit/js/
 
+# Include certificates from Openstack
+ADD containers/xos/local_certs.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/local_certs.crt
+RUN update-ca-certificates
+
 # Install XOS
 RUN git clone git://github.com/open-cloud/xos.git /tmp/xos && \
     mv /tmp/xos/xos /opt/ && \
@@ -93,4 +97,4 @@
 WORKDIR /opt/xos
 
 # Define default command.
-CMD update-ca-certificates && python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure --makemigrations
+CMD python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure --makemigrations
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.devel b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.devel
index 5dc62a6..2b796e4 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.devel
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.devel
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 
 ADD http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/suit/static/suit/js/
 
+# Include certificates from Openstack
+ADD containers/xos/local_certs.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/local_certs.crt
+RUN update-ca-certificates
+
 # Install XOS
 ADD xos /opt/xos
 RUN chmod +x /opt/xos/tools/xos-manage
@@ -92,4 +96,4 @@
 WORKDIR /opt/xos
 
 # Define default command.
-CMD update-ca-certificates && python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure --makemigrations
+CMD python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure --makemigrations
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.templ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.templ
index cfcf9ac..95592c6 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile.templ
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile.templ
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 
 ADD http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/suit/static/suit/js/
 
+# Include certificates from Openstack
+ADD containers/xos/local_certs.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/local_certs.crt
+RUN update-ca-certificates
+
 # Install XOS
 RUN git clone XOS_GIT_REPO -b XOS_GIT_BRANCH /tmp/xos && \
     mv /tmp/xos/xos /opt/ && \
@@ -86,4 +90,4 @@
 WORKDIR /root
 
 # Define default command.
-CMD update-ca-certificates && python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure --makemigrations
+CMD python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure --makemigrations
diff --git a/containers/xos/initdb b/containers/xos/initdb
index 1f5b770..b90a570 100755
--- a/containers/xos/initdb
+++ b/containers/xos/initdb
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 # init db schema
 docker run -it --name=$CONTAINER_NAME $IMAGE_NAME /opt/xos/tools/xos-manage makemigrations
 # run overrides the CMD specifed in the Dockerfile, so we re-set the CMD in the final commit"
-docker commit --change="CMD update-ca-certificates && python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure" $CONTAINER_NAME $IMAGE_NAME
+docker commit --change="CMD python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure" $CONTAINER_NAME $IMAGE_NAME
 docker rm $CONTAINER_NAME
diff --git a/containers/xos/local_certs.crt b/containers/xos/local_certs.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/xos/local_certs.crt
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
index 1b42f68..0850686 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/Makefile
@@ -62,5 +62,6 @@
 
 .PHONY: local_containers
 local_containers:
+	cat /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/* > ../../../containers/xos/local_certs.crt
 	cd ../../../containers/xos; make devel
 	cd ../../../containers/synchronizer; make
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh
index 8d0885d..a7f04c1 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@
       properties:
           dependencies: org.onosproject.drivers, org.onosproject.drivers.ovsdb, org.onosproject.openflow-base, org.onosproject.ovsdb-base, org.onosproject.dhcp, org.onosproject.cordvtn, org.onosproject.olt, org.onosproject.igmp, org.onosproject.cordmcast
           autogenerate: vtn-network-cfg
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+EOF