diff --git a/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.spec.ts b/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.spec.ts
index fb76bbe..715576b 100644
--- a/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.spec.ts
+++ b/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.spec.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ describe("CertificateManager", () => {
       now.setMilliseconds(0);
       const inOneYear = getTime1yearFrom(now);
       const pem = certificateManager.generatePEM(address);
-      const meta = certificateManager.parsePem(pem.certKey);
+      const meta = certificateManager.parsePem(pem.cert);
 
       expect(pem).toMatchObject({
-        certKey: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----[\s\S]*-----END CERTIFICATE-----\r\n$/),
+        cert: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----[\s\S]*-----END CERTIFICATE-----\r\n$/),
         publicKey: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN EC PUBLIC KEY-----[\s\S]*-----END EC PUBLIC KEY-----\r\n$/),
         privateKey: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----[\s\S]*-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\r\n$/)
       });
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ describe("CertificateManager", () => {
       validFrom: inOneMonth,
       validTo: inTwoMonths
     });
-    const meta = certificateManager.parsePem(pem.certKey);
+    const meta = certificateManager.parsePem(pem.cert);
 
     expect(pem).toMatchObject({
-      certKey: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----[\s\S]*-----END CERTIFICATE-----\r\n$/),
+      cert: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----[\s\S]*-----END CERTIFICATE-----\r\n$/),
       publicKey: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN EC PUBLIC KEY-----[\s\S]*-----END EC PUBLIC KEY-----\r\n$/),
       privateKey: expect.stringMatching(/^-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----[\s\S]*-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\r\n$/)
     });
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe("CertificateManager", () => {
 
   describe("prototype.parsePem", () => {
     it("should extract certificate data", () => {
-      const cert = certificateManager.parsePem(certificateManager.generatePEM(address).certKey);
+      const cert = certificateManager.parsePem(certificateManager.generatePEM(address).cert);
 
       expect(cert).toMatchObject({
         hSerial: expect.any(String),
diff --git a/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.ts b/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.ts
index 0f76ab6..89b9db1 100644
--- a/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.ts
+++ b/src/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import rs from "jsrsasign";
 
 export interface CertificatePem {
-  certKey: string;
+  cert: string;
   publicKey: string;
   privateKey: string;
 }
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ export class CertificateManager {
       cakey: prvKeyObj
     });
     const publicKey: string = rs.KEYUTIL.getPEM(pubKeyObj, "PKCS8PUB").replaceAll("PUBLIC KEY", "EC PUBLIC KEY");
-    const certKey: string = cert.getPEM();
+    const certPEM: string = cert.getPEM();
 
     return {
-      certKey,
+      cert: certPEM,
       publicKey,
       privateKey: rs.KEYUTIL.getPEM(prvKeyObj, "PKCS8PRV")
     };
diff --git a/src/certificates/index.ts b/src/certificates/index.ts
index 4a4959e..9c659ba 100644
--- a/src/certificates/index.ts
+++ b/src/certificates/index.ts
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ const jrpc = JsonRPC.connect_xhr("https://bridge.testnet.akash.network/akashnetw
 export type { pems };
 
 export async function broadcastCertificate(
-  pem: Pick<CertificatePem, "certKey" | "publicKey">,
+  pem: Pick<CertificatePem, "cert" | "publicKey">,
   owner: string,
   client: SigningStargateClient
 ): Promise<DeliverTxResponse>;
 export async function broadcastCertificate(pem: pems, owner: string, client: SigningStargateClient): Promise<DeliverTxResponse>;
 export async function broadcastCertificate(
-  pem: Pick<CertificatePem, "certKey" | "publicKey"> | pems,
+  pem: Pick<CertificatePem, "cert" | "publicKey"> | pems,
   owner: string,
   client: SigningStargateClient
 ): Promise<DeliverTxResponse> {
   if ("csr" in pem) {
-    console.warn("The `csr` field is deprecated. Use `certKey` instead.");
+    console.warn("The `csr` field is deprecated. Use `cert` instead.");
   }
-  const certKey = "certKey" in pem ? pem.certKey : pem.csr;
+  const certKey = "cert" in pem ? pem.cert : pem.csr;
   const encodedCsr = base64ToUInt(toBase64(certKey));
   const encdodedPublicKey = base64ToUInt(toBase64(pem.publicKey));
   const message = createStarGateMessage(stargateMessages.MsgCreateCertificate, {
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ export async function createCertificate(bech32Address: string) {
   const pem = certificateManager.generatePEM(bech32Address);
 
   return {
+    ...pem,
     get csr() {
-      console.warn("The `csr` field is deprecated. Use `certKey` instead.");
-      return pem.certKey;
-    },
-    certKey: pem.certKey,
-    publicKey: pem.publicKey,
-    privateKey: pem.privateKey
+      console.warn("The `csr` field is deprecated. Use `cert` instead.");
+      return pem.cert;
+    }
   };
 }