diff --git a/wrapper/python/wolfssl/test/test_context.py b/wrapper/python/wolfssl/test/test_context.py
index 953f022c7..8de384eac 100644
--- a/wrapper/python/wolfssl/test/test_context.py
+++ b/wrapper/python/wolfssl/test/test_context.py
@@ -25,95 +25,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-_CADATA = """"
-Certificate:
-    Data:
-        Version: 3 (0x2)
-        Serial Number:
-            b7:b6:90:33:66:1b:6b:23
-    Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
-        Issuer: C=US, ST=Montana, L=Bozeman, O=Sawtooth, OU=Consulting, CN=www.wolfssl.com/emailAddress=info@wolfssl.com
-        Validity
-            Not Before: Aug 11 20:07:37 2016 GMT
-            Not After : May  8 20:07:37 2019 GMT
-        Subject: C=US, ST=Montana, L=Bozeman, O=Sawtooth, OU=Consulting, CN=www.wolfssl.com/emailAddress=info@wolfssl.com
-        Subject Public Key Info:
-            Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
-                Public-Key: (2048 bit)
-                Modulus:
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-                Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
-        X509v3 extensions:
-            X509v3 Subject Key Identifier:
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-            X509v3 Authority Key Identifier:
-                keyid:27:8E:67:11:74:C3:26:1D:3F:ED:33:63:B3:A4:D8:1D:30:E5:E8:D5
-                DirName:/C=US/ST=Montana/L=Bozeman/O=Sawtooth/OU=Consulting/CN=www.wolfssl.com/emailAddress=info@wolfssl.com
-                serial:B7:B6:90:33:66:1B:6B:23
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-            X509v3 Basic Constraints:
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-    Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
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-"""
+with open("certs/ca-cert.pem") as ca:
+    _CADATA = ca.read()
 
 def test_context_creation(ssl_context):
     assert ssl_context != None