import sys
 from yaml import load
 
-from pathlib import Path
-
 from .settings import * # pylint: disable=W0614
 
 """ Specific Basic clamp settings."""
   }
 ]
 
-CERT = (Path.cwd() / 'cert.pem', Path.cwd() / 'cert.key')
 # SERVICE_NAME = "ubuntu18agent"
 
 # if a yaml file is define, retrieve info from this yaml files
 
         super().__init__(cleanup=cleanup)
         self._yaml_template: dict = None
         self.add_step(OnboardClampStep(cleanup=cleanup))
-        Clamp(cert=settings.CERT)
+        Clamp()
         self.loop_instance = None
 
     @property
         """Instantite a closed loopin CLAMP."""
         loop = InstantiateLoop(template=loop_template,
                                loop_name=loop_name,
-                               operational_policies=operational_policies,
-                               cert=settings.CERT)
+                               operational_policies=operational_policies)
         return loop.instantiate_loop()
 
     def loop_counter(self, action: str) -> None: