diff --git a/api-ref/source/api-ref-sysinv-v1-config.rst b/api-ref/source/api-ref-sysinv-v1-config.rst
index fbc5e0ae35..e17b11015a 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/api-ref-sysinv-v1-config.rst
+++ b/api-ref/source/api-ref-sysinv-v1-config.rst
@@ -12054,14 +12054,7 @@ unauthorized (401), forbidden (403), badMethod (405), overLimit (413)
    :widths: 20, 20, 20, 60
 
    "cert_id", "plain", "xsd:string", "Certificate identifier composed by a combination of  <issuer_hash>-<serial_number>"
-   "error", "plain", "xsd:string", "The error message in case something wrong happen on the API execution"
-
-::
-
-   {
-      "cert_id": "d70efa2daaee06f8-314121337707572303468615715651317888841",
-      "error": ""
-   }
+   "error", "plain", "xsd:string", "The error message in the event of execution failure"
 
 This operation does not accept a request body.
 
@@ -12086,16 +12079,17 @@ forbidden (403), badMethod (405), overLimit (413)
    :header: "Parameter", "Style", "Type", "Description"
    :widths: 20, 20, 20, 60
 
-   "success", "plain", "xsd:string", "Certificate identifier composed by a combination of  <issuer_hash>-<serial_number>"
-   "error", "plain", "xsd:string", "The error message in case something wrong happen on the API execution"
+   "cert_id", "plain", "xsd:string", "Certificate identifier composed by a combination of  <issuer_hash>-<serial_number>"
+   "error", "plain", "xsd:string", "The error message in the event of execution failure"
 
 ::
 
    {
-      "success": "d70efa2daaee06f8-314121337707572303468615715651317888841",
+      "cert_id": "d70efa2daaee06f8-314121337707572303468615715651317888841",
       "error": ""
    }
 
+
 This operation does not accept a request body.
 
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diff --git a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/kube_rootca_update.py b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/kube_rootca_update.py
index dd19d89685..8b228634c9 100644
--- a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/kube_rootca_update.py
+++ b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/kube_rootca_update.py
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ class KubeRootCAUpdateManager(base.Manager):
         try:
             return self._list(self._path('get_cert_id'))[0]
         except IndexError:
-            return []
+            msg = ("Failed to find the current Kubernetes root CA certificate "
+                   "from file system")
+            return dict(cert_id="", error=msg)
 
     def rootCA_upload(self, pem_content):
         """Retrieve the details of a given kubernetes rootca update.
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_rootca_update.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_rootca_update.py
index 422ecc1bff..664b5906a6 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_rootca_update.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_rootca_update.py
@@ -387,8 +387,9 @@ class KubeRootCACetCertIDController(rest.RestController):
                 context=pecan.request.context)
             return dict(cert_id=rootca_cert, error="")
         except Exception as e:
-            msg = ("Failed to get the current kubernetes root CA certificate ID "
-                   f"by error: {e.message}.")
+            msg = ("Failed to find the current Kubernetes root CA certificate "
+                   "from file system")
+            LOG.exception(e)
             return dict(cert_id="", error=msg)
 
 
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/utils.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/utils.py
index 061d37a19d..37316fb77c 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/utils.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/utils.py
@@ -2747,8 +2747,8 @@ def get_cert_issuer_string_hash(cert):
         hashed_attributes = \
             hashlib.md5(issuer_attributes.encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
 
-        LOG.info("hashed issuer attributes %s from certificate "
-                % hashed_attributes)
+        LOG.debug("hashed issuer attributes %s from certificate "
+                 % hashed_attributes)
     except Exception:
         LOG.exception()
         raise exception.SysinvException(_(
@@ -2886,7 +2886,6 @@ def build_cert_identifier(cert):
     hash_subject = get_cert_issuer_string_hash(cert)
     serial_number = get_cert_serial(cert)
     cert_id = '%s-%s' % (hash_subject, serial_number)
-    LOG.info("%s is the identifier for the new root CA certificate" % cert_id)
     return cert_id
 
 
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
index ec815d86f1..7344eae7f8 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
@@ -17086,6 +17086,8 @@ class ConductorManager(service.PeriodicService):
             LOG.error(msg)
             return dict(success="", error=msg)
 
+        LOG.info(f"{new_cert_id} is the identifier for the new root CA "
+                 "certificate")
         return dict(success=new_cert_id, error="")
 
     def save_kubernetes_rootca_cert(self, context, ca_file):
@@ -17303,15 +17305,17 @@ class ConductorManager(service.PeriodicService):
 
         # extract information regarding the new rootca
         try:
-            new_cert = cutils.build_cert_identifier(certs[0])
+            new_cert_id = cutils.build_cert_identifier(certs[0])
         except Exception:
             msg = "Failed to extract issuer and serial number from new root CA"
             LOG.error(msg)
             return dict(success="", error=msg)
 
+        LOG.info(f"{new_cert_id} is the identifier for the new root CA "
+                 "certificate")
         # update db
         update_obj = {'state': kubernetes.KUBE_ROOTCA_UPDATE_CERT_GENERATED,
-                      'to_rootca_cert': new_cert}
+                      'to_rootca_cert': new_cert_id}
 
         r = self.dbapi.kube_rootca_update_update(update.id, update_obj)
         return dict(success=r.to_rootca_cert, error="")