diff --git a/misc/dmaapbc b/misc/dmaapbc
index 3d19f88..19bb3f7 100644
--- a/misc/dmaapbc
+++ b/misc/dmaapbc
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@
 	fi
 	cd $APP_ROOT
 	source $CONTAINER_CONFIG
-	if [ ! -f $APP_ROOT/misc/cert-client-init.sh ]
-	then
-		echo "Did not find $APP_ROOT/misc/cert-client-init.sh to append to truststore"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	$APP_ROOT/misc/cert-client-init.sh
+	# comment out till certs are available
+	#if [ ! -f $APP_ROOT/misc/cert-client-init.sh ]
+	#then
+	#	echo "Did not find $APP_ROOT/misc/cert-client-init.sh to append to truststore"
+	#	exit 1
+	#fi
+	#$APP_ROOT/misc/cert-client-init.sh
 	. misc/dmaapbc.properties.tmpl > etc/dmaapbc.properties
     . misc/PolicyEngineApi.properties.tmpl > config/PolicyEngineApi.properties
 	set +x