diff --git a/static/opensearch_certs.sh b/static/opensearch_certs.sh
index c733064..0326690 100644
--- a/static/opensearch_certs.sh
+++ b/static/opensearch_certs.sh
@@ -38,5 +38,9 @@ rm admin-key-temp.pem \
 # Store
 mv client.pem \
    client-key.pem \
-   root-ca.srl \
    root-ca-key.pem -t tls_store
+
+# openssl 3.0 workaround
+if [ "$(lsb_release -sc)" = "focal" ]; then
+   mv root-ca.srl tls_store
+fi