diff --git a/charts/backend/charts/unregister-tokens-app-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/backend/charts/unregister-tokens-app-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml
index e9596ad..ef8e20d 100755
--- a/charts/backend/charts/unregister-tokens-app-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/backend/charts/unregister-tokens-app-k8s/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -38,11 +38,16 @@ spec:
             - sh
             - -c
             - |
-              cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-21-amazon-corretto/lib/security/cacerts /tmp/cacerts/cacerts &&
-              keytool -import -trustcacerts -storepass changeit -noprompt \
-                -alias gemcert \
-                -file /app/resources/RootCA_${CERT_ALIAS}.crt \
-                -keystore /tmp/cacerts/cacerts
+              cp /usr/lib/jvm/java-21-amazon-corretto/lib/security/cacerts /tmp/cacerts/cacerts
+              if keytool -list -keystore /tmp/cacerts/cacerts -storepass changeit -alias gemcert > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "Certificate with alias gemcert already exists, skipping import"
+              else
+                echo "Importing certificate with alias gemcert"
+                keytool -import -trustcacerts -storepass changeit -noprompt \
+                  -alias gemcert \
+                  -file /app/resources/RootCA_${CERT_ALIAS}.crt \
+                  -keystore /tmp/cacerts/cacerts
+              fi
       containers:
         - name: unregister-tokens-app
           image: "{{ .Values.global.dockerRegistryPrefix }}{{ .Chart.Name }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"