diff --git a/tests/external-signed-ca-with-automatic-copy/external-ca.sh b/tests/external-signed-ca-with-automatic-copy/external-ca.sh
index bf4cb69601992178564abe65a918c97e8e9f09a8..9bf6f1cca5ef9ff1ac7bc20634f23cb64df73d54 100644
--- a/tests/external-signed-ca-with-automatic-copy/external-ca.sh
+++ b/tests/external-signed-ca-with-automatic-copy/external-ca.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 PASSWORD="SomeCApassword"
 DBDIR="${master}-nssdb"
 PWDFILE="$DBDIR/pwdfile.txt"
-NOISE="/etc/passwd"
+NOISE="$DBDIR/noise.txt"
 
 domain=$2
 if [ -z "$domain" ]; then
@@ -29,21 +29,31 @@ fi
 ROOT_KEY_ID=0x$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=20 count=1 | xxd -p)
 IPA_CA_KEY_ID=0x$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=20 count=1 | xxd -p)
 
+# Prepare a new NSS database to serve us as an external CA
 rm -rf "$DBDIR"
 mkdir "$DBDIR"
 echo "$PASSWORD" > "$PWDFILE"
+dd count=10 bs=1024 if=/dev/random of="$NOISE" 2>/dev/null
 certutil -N -d "$DBDIR" -f "$PWDFILE"
+
+# Generate a CA certificate
 echo -e "0\n1\n5\n6\n9\ny\ny\n\ny\n${ROOT_KEY_ID}\nn\n" \
   | certutil -d "$DBDIR"  -f "$PWDFILE" -S -z "$NOISE" -n ca -x -t C,C,C \
-    -s "CN=PRIMARY,O=$domain" -x -1 -2 --extSKID
+    -s "CN=PRIMARY,O=$domain" -x -1 -2 --extSKID -m 1
 
+# Change the form of the CSR from PEM to DER for the NSS database
 openssl req -outform der -in "${master}-ipa.csr" -out "$DBDIR/req.csr"
+
+# Sign the certificate request
 echo -e "0\n1\n5\n6\n9\ny\ny\n\ny\ny\n${ROOT_KEY_ID}\n\n\nn\n${IPA_CA_KEY_ID}\nn\n" \
   | certutil -d "$DBDIR" -f "$PWDFILE" -C -z "$NOISE" -c ca \
-    -i "$DBDIR/req.csr" -o "$DBDIR/external.cer" -1 -2 -3 --extSKID
+    -i "$DBDIR/req.csr" -o "$DBDIR/external.cer" -1 -2 -3 --extSKID -m 2
 
 openssl x509 -inform der -in "$DBDIR/external.cer" -out "$DBDIR/external.pem"
+
+# Export the NSS CA certificate and add it to a chain file
 certutil -L -n ca -d "$DBDIR" -a > "$DBDIR/ca.crt"
-cat "$DBDIR/external.pem" "$DBDIR/ca.crt" > "$DBDIR/chain.crt"
+openssl x509 -text -in "$DBDIR/external.pem" > "$DBDIR/chain.crt"
+openssl x509 -text -in "$DBDIR/ca.crt" >> "$DBDIR/chain.crt"
 
 cp "$DBDIR/chain.crt" "${master}-chain.crt"
diff --git a/tests/external-signed-ca-with-manual-copy/external-ca.sh b/tests/external-signed-ca-with-manual-copy/external-ca.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index bf4cb69601992178564abe65a918c97e8e9f09a8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tests/external-signed-ca-with-manual-copy/external-ca.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-master=$1
-if [ -z "$master" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: master is not set"
-    echo
-    echo "usage: $0 master-fqdn domain"
-    exit 0;
-fi
-
-PASSWORD="SomeCApassword"
-DBDIR="${master}-nssdb"
-PWDFILE="$DBDIR/pwdfile.txt"
-NOISE="/etc/passwd"
-
-domain=$2
-if [ -z "$domain" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: domain is not set"
-    echo
-    echo "usage: $0 master-fqdn domain"
-    exit 0;
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f "${master}-ipa.csr" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: ${master}-ipa.csr missing"
-    exit 1;
-fi
-
-ROOT_KEY_ID=0x$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=20 count=1 | xxd -p)
-IPA_CA_KEY_ID=0x$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=20 count=1 | xxd -p)
-
-rm -rf "$DBDIR"
-mkdir "$DBDIR"
-echo "$PASSWORD" > "$PWDFILE"
-certutil -N -d "$DBDIR" -f "$PWDFILE"
-echo -e "0\n1\n5\n6\n9\ny\ny\n\ny\n${ROOT_KEY_ID}\nn\n" \
-  | certutil -d "$DBDIR"  -f "$PWDFILE" -S -z "$NOISE" -n ca -x -t C,C,C \
-    -s "CN=PRIMARY,O=$domain" -x -1 -2 --extSKID
-
-openssl req -outform der -in "${master}-ipa.csr" -out "$DBDIR/req.csr"
-echo -e "0\n1\n5\n6\n9\ny\ny\n\ny\ny\n${ROOT_KEY_ID}\n\n\nn\n${IPA_CA_KEY_ID}\nn\n" \
-  | certutil -d "$DBDIR" -f "$PWDFILE" -C -z "$NOISE" -c ca \
-    -i "$DBDIR/req.csr" -o "$DBDIR/external.cer" -1 -2 -3 --extSKID
-
-openssl x509 -inform der -in "$DBDIR/external.cer" -out "$DBDIR/external.pem"
-certutil -L -n ca -d "$DBDIR" -a > "$DBDIR/ca.crt"
-cat "$DBDIR/external.pem" "$DBDIR/ca.crt" > "$DBDIR/chain.crt"
-
-cp "$DBDIR/chain.crt" "${master}-chain.crt"
diff --git a/tests/external-signed-ca-with-manual-copy/external-ca.sh b/tests/external-signed-ca-with-manual-copy/external-ca.sh
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..de59ac8e147128d4ed907a6f81e9cf748d6bbd70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/external-signed-ca-with-manual-copy/external-ca.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../external-signed-ca-with-automatic-copy/external-ca.sh
\ No newline at end of file