diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/direct/download/UploadTemplateDirectDownloadCertificateCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/direct/download/UploadTemplateDirectDownloadCertificateCmd.java
index 416d26452e7..c93fca2d300 100755
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/direct/download/UploadTemplateDirectDownloadCertificateCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/direct/download/UploadTemplateDirectDownloadCertificateCmd.java
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 // under the License.
 package org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.admin.direct.download;
 
-import com.cloud.exception.ConcurrentOperationException;
-import com.cloud.exception.InsufficientCapacityException;
-import com.cloud.exception.ResourceAllocationException;
-import com.cloud.exception.ResourceUnavailableException;
-import com.cloud.exception.NetworkRuleConflictException;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.RoleType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.APICommand;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ApiConstants;
@@ -62,15 +57,15 @@ public class UploadTemplateDirectDownloadCertificateCmd extends BaseCmd {
     private String hypervisor;
 
     @Override
-    public void execute() throws ResourceUnavailableException, InsufficientCapacityException, ServerApiException, ConcurrentOperationException, ResourceAllocationException, NetworkRuleConflictException {
+    public void execute() {
         if (!hypervisor.equalsIgnoreCase("kvm")) {
             throw new ServerApiException(ApiErrorCode.PARAM_ERROR, "Currently supporting KVM hosts only");
         }
 
-        SuccessResponse response = new SuccessResponse(getCommandName());
         try {
             LOG.debug("Uploading certificate " + name + " to agents for Direct Download");
             boolean result = directDownloadManager.uploadCertificateToHosts(certificate, name, hypervisor);
+            SuccessResponse response = new SuccessResponse(getCommandName());
             response.setSuccess(result);
             setResponseObject(response);
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import b/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import
index 424ab4a718e..459f8366ee4 100755
--- a/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import
+++ b/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ if [ -z "${KS_PASS// }" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Use a new keystore file
-NEW_KS_FILE="$KS_FILE.new"
-
 # Import certificate
 if [ ! -z "${CERT// }" ]; then
     echo "$CERT" > "$CERT_FILE"
@@ -54,8 +51,8 @@ fi
 # Import cacerts into the keystore
 awk '/-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----?/{n++}{print > "cloudca." n }' "$CACERT_FILE"
 for caChain in $(ls cloudca.*); do
-    keytool -delete -noprompt -alias "$caChain" -keystore "$NEW_KS_FILE" -storepass "$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
-    keytool -import -noprompt -storepass "$KS_PASS" -trustcacerts -alias "$caChain" -file "$caChain" -keystore "$NEW_KS_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    keytool -delete -noprompt -alias "$caChain" -keystore "$KS_FILE" -storepass "$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    keytool -import -noprompt -storepass "$KS_PASS" -trustcacerts -alias "$caChain" -file "$caChain" -keystore "$KS_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1
 done
 rm -f cloudca.*
 
@@ -63,21 +60,19 @@ rm -f cloudca.*
 if [ ! -z "${PRIVKEY// }" ]; then
     echo "$PRIVKEY" > "$PRIVKEY_FILE"
     # Re-initialize keystore when private key is provided
-    keytool -delete -noprompt -alias "$ALIAS" -keystore "$NEW_KS_FILE" -storepass "$KS_PASS" 2>/dev/null || true
-    openssl pkcs12 -export -name "$ALIAS" -in "$CERT_FILE" -inkey "$PRIVKEY_FILE" -out "$NEW_KS_FILE.p12" -password pass:"$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1
-    keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore "$NEW_KS_FILE.p12" -destkeystore "$NEW_KS_FILE" -srcstoretype PKCS12 -alias "$ALIAS" -deststorepass "$KS_PASS" -destkeypass "$KS_PASS" -srcstorepass "$KS_PASS" -srckeypass "$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    keytool -delete -noprompt -alias "$ALIAS" -keystore "$KS_FILE" -storepass "$KS_PASS" 2>/dev/null || true
+    openssl pkcs12 -export -name "$ALIAS" -in "$CERT_FILE" -inkey "$PRIVKEY_FILE" -out "$KS_FILE.p12" -password pass:"$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore "$KS_FILE.p12" -destkeystore "$KS_FILE" -srcstoretype PKCS12 -alias "$ALIAS" -deststorepass "$KS_PASS" -destkeypass "$KS_PASS" -srcstorepass "$KS_PASS" -srckeypass "$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1
 else
     # Import certificate into the keystore
-    keytool -import -storepass "$KS_PASS" -alias "$ALIAS" -file "$CERT_FILE" -keystore "$NEW_KS_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    keytool -import -storepass "$KS_PASS" -alias "$ALIAS" -file "$CERT_FILE" -keystore "$KS_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
     # Export private key from keystore
     rm -f "$PRIVKEY_FILE"
-    keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore "$NEW_KS_FILE" -destkeystore "$NEW_KS_FILE.p12" -deststoretype PKCS12 -srcalias "$ALIAS" -deststorepass "$KS_PASS" -destkeypass "$KS_PASS" -srcstorepass "$KS_PASS" -srckeypass "$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1
-    openssl pkcs12 -in "$NEW_KS_FILE.p12" -nodes -nocerts -nomac -password pass:"$KS_PASS" 2>/dev/null | openssl rsa -out "$PRIVKEY_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore "$KS_FILE" -destkeystore "$KS_FILE.p12" -deststoretype PKCS12 -srcalias "$ALIAS" -deststorepass "$KS_PASS" -destkeypass "$KS_PASS" -srcstorepass "$KS_PASS" -srckeypass "$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    openssl pkcs12 -in "$KS_FILE.p12" -nodes -nocerts -nomac -password pass:"$KS_PASS" 2>/dev/null | openssl rsa -out "$PRIVKEY_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
-# Commit the new keystore
-rm -f "$NEW_KS_FILE.p12"
-mv -f "$NEW_KS_FILE" "$KS_FILE"
+rm -f "$KS_FILE.p12"
 
 # Secure libvirtd on cert import
 if [ -f "$LIBVIRTD_FILE" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/util/keystore-setup b/scripts/util/keystore-setup
index ce963363c1d..65f04c48d57 100755
--- a/scripts/util/keystore-setup
+++ b/scripts/util/keystore-setup
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 
 PROPS_FILE="$1"
-KS_FILE="$2.new"
+KS_FILE="$2"
 KS_PASS="$3"
 KS_VALIDITY="$4"
 CSR_FILE="$5"
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ if [ -f "$PROPS_FILE" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# Generate keystore
-rm -f "$KS_FILE"
+if [ -f "$KS_FILE" ]; then
+    keytool -delete -noprompt -alias "$ALIAS" -keystore "$KS_FILE" -storepass "$KS_PASS" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+fi
+
 CN=$(hostname --fqdn)
 keytool -genkey -storepass "$KS_PASS" -keypass "$KS_PASS" -alias "$ALIAS" -keyalg RSA -validity "$KS_VALIDITY" -dname cn="$CN",ou="cloudstack",o="cloudstack",c="cloudstack" -keystore "$KS_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java
index d2aa67540f3..99860934cd5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/direct/download/DirectDownloadManagerImpl.java
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ public class DirectDownloadManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements DirectDown
     protected final static String LINE_SEPARATOR = "\n";
 
     @Inject
-    VMTemplateDao vmTemplateDao;
+    private VMTemplateDao vmTemplateDao;
     @Inject
-    PrimaryDataStoreDao primaryDataStoreDao;
+    private PrimaryDataStoreDao primaryDataStoreDao;
     @Inject
-    HostDao hostDao;
+    private HostDao hostDao;
     @Inject
-    AgentManager agentManager;
+    private AgentManager agentManager;
     @Inject
-    VMTemplatePoolDao vmTemplatePoolDao;
+    private VMTemplatePoolDao vmTemplatePoolDao;
     @Inject
-    DataStoreManager dataStoreManager;
+    private DataStoreManager dataStoreManager;
 
     @Override
     public List<Class<?>> getCommands() {
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ public class DirectDownloadManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements DirectDown
 
     @Override
     public boolean uploadCertificateToHosts(String certificateCer, String alias, String hypervisor) {
+        if (alias != null && (alias.equalsIgnoreCase("cloud") || alias.startsWith("cloudca"))) {
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Please provide a different alias name for the certificate");
+        }
+
         HypervisorType hypervisorType = HypervisorType.getType(hypervisor);
         List<HostVO> hosts = getRunningHostsToUploadCertificate(hypervisorType);
 
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ public class DirectDownloadManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements DirectDown
         certificateSanity(certificatePem);
 
         s_logger.info("Attempting to upload certificate: " + alias + " to " + hosts.size() + " hosts");
+        int hostCount = 0;
         if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(hosts)) {
             for (HostVO host : hosts) {
                 if (!uploadCertificate(certificatePem, alias, host.getId())) {
@@ -380,8 +385,10 @@ public class DirectDownloadManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements DirectDown
                     s_logger.error(msg);
                     throw new CloudRuntimeException(msg);
                 }
+                hostCount++;
             }
         }
+        s_logger.info("Certificate was successfully uploaded to " + hostCount + " hosts");
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -389,6 +396,7 @@ public class DirectDownloadManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements DirectDown
      * Upload and import certificate to hostId on keystore
      */
     protected boolean uploadCertificate(String certificate, String certificateName, long hostId) {
+        s_logger.debug("Uploading certificate: " + certificateName + " to host " + hostId);
         SetupDirectDownloadCertificateCommand cmd = new SetupDirectDownloadCertificateCommand(certificate, certificateName);
         Answer answer = agentManager.easySend(hostId, cmd);
         if (answer == null || !answer.getResult()) {