diff --git a/.bin/certificate.yaml b/.bin/certificate.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bef91d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bin/certificate.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  name: selfsigned
+spec:
+  selfSigned: {}
+---
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  name: selfsigned-ca
+spec:
+  commonName: Self-Signed CA
+  secretName: selfsigned-ca
+  isCA: true
+  issuerRef:
+    name: selfsigned
+    kind: Issuer
+    group: cert-manager.io
+---
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  name: selfsigned-ca
+spec:
+  ca:
+    secretName: selfsigned-ca
+---
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  name: custom-cert
+spec:
+  commonName: openldap-stack-ha.default.svc
+  dnsNames:
+    - "openldap-stack-ha.default.svc"
+    - "openldap-stack-ha.default.svc.cluster.local"
+    - "*.openldap-stack-ha-headless.default.svc.cluster.local"
+  secretName: custom-cert
+  issuerRef:
+    name: selfsigned-ca
+    kind: Issuer
+    group: cert-manager.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml
index 7fbf6e8..d1b320b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ runs:
         /tmp/kind create cluster --config=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.bin/kind-conf.yml --image=kindest/node:v1.31.0@sha256:53df588e04085fd41ae12de0c3fe4c72f7013bba32a20e7325357a1ac94ba865
         kubectl apply -f https://projectcontour.io/quickstart/contour.yaml
         kubectl patch daemonsets -n projectcontour envoy -p '{"spec":{"template":{"spec":{"nodeSelector":{"ingress-ready":"true"}}}}}'
+        kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.16.1/cert-manager.yaml
+        kubectl rollout status deployments -n cert-manager
     - name: setup chaos mesh
       if: ${{ inputs.install-chaos == 'true' }}
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-ha.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-ha.yml
index 5a24e72..d119ced 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-ha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-ha.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: setup certs
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes -subj '/CN=example.com' -keyout tls.key -out tls.crt -days 365
-        cp tls.crt ca.crt
-        kubectl create secret generic custom-cert --from-file=./tls.crt --from-file=./tls.key --from-file=./ca.crt
+         kubectl apply -f $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.bin/certificate.yaml
     - name: deploy openldap-stack-ha
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -46,7 +44,16 @@ jobs:
       run: |
           echo "verify certificate"
           echo | openssl s_client -showcerts -servername example.com -connect localhost:30636 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -inform pem -noout -text > /tmp/test-cert.txt
-          if ! grep -q "CN = example.com" /tmp/test-cert.txt; then  echo exit 1; fi
+          if ! grep -q "CN = Self-Signed CA" /tmp/test-cert.txt; then exit 1; fi
+    - name: fetch logs
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+          echo "kubectl logs openldap-stack-ha-0"
+          kubectl logs openldap-stack-ha-0
+          echo "kubectl logs openldap-stack-ha-1"
+          kubectl logs openldap-stack-ha-1
+          echo "kubectl logs openldap-stack-ha-2"
+          kubectl logs openldap-stack-ha-2
     - name: apply chaos tests
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-readonly.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-readonly.yml
index e2f832d..8a7bbf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-readonly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-readonly.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: setup certs
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes -subj '/CN=example.com' -keyout tls.key -out tls.crt -days 365
-        cp tls.crt ca.crt
-        kubectl create secret generic custom-cert --from-file=./tls.crt --from-file=./tls.key --from-file=./ca.crt
+        kubectl apply -f $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.bin/certificate.yaml
     - name: deploy openldap-stack-ha
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "verify certificate"
         echo | openssl s_client -showcerts -servername example.com -connect localhost:30636 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -inform pem -noout -text > /tmp/test-cert.txt
-        if ! grep -q "CN = example.com" /tmp/test-cert.txt; then  echo exit 1; fi
+        if ! grep -q "CN = Self-Signed CA" /tmp/test-cert.txt; then exit 1; fi
     - name: test write on main cluster
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 0889252..a541c38 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
       - bitnami-common
     version: ~2
 home: https://www.openldap.org
-version: 4.3.0
+version: 4.3.1
 appVersion: 2.6.7
 description: Community developed LDAP software
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jp-gouin/helm-openldap/master/logo.png
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 187ce4f..ea4ee68 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Parameters related to the configuration of the application.
 | `replication.retry`         | retry period for replication in sec                                                                                                                              | `60`                |
 | `replication.timeout`       | timeout for replication  in sec                                                                                                                                  | `1`                 |
 | `replication.starttls`      | starttls replication                                                                                                                                             | `critical`          |
-| `replication.tls_reqcert`   | tls certificate validation for replication                                                                                                                       | `never`             |
-| `replication.tls_cacert`    | Specifies the file that contains certificates for all Certificate Authorities used in replication.                                                                | `nil`               |
+| `replication.tls_reqcert`   | override the tls_reqcert parameter (default if never and demand when `initTLSSecret.tls_enabled = true` )                                                                                                                       | `never`             |
+| `replication.tls_cacert`    | override the location of tls_cacert to trust (allowed when `initTLSSecret.tls_enabled = true` )                                                                | `nil`               |
 | `replication.interval`      | interval for replication                                                                                                                                         | `00:00:00:10`       |
 | `replication.clusterName`   | Set the clustername for replication                                                                                                                              | "cluster.local"     |
 
diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b981f16..292ca4d 100755
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -64,8 +64,24 @@ Generate olcServerID list
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "openldap.replication.tls_cacert" -}}
-{{- if .Values.replication.tls_cacert -}}
-{{- printf "tls_cacert=%s" .Values.replication.tls_cacert -}}
+{{- if .Values.initTLSSecret.tls_enabled -}}
+  {{- if .Values.replication.tls_cacert -}}
+    {{- printf "tls_cacert=%s" .Values.replication.tls_cacert -}}
+  {{- else }}
+    {{- printf "tls_cacert=/opt/bitnami/openldap/certs/ca.crt" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "openldap.replication.tls_reqcert" -}}
+{{- if .Values.initTLSSecret.tls_enabled -}}
+  {{- if .Values.replication.tls_reqcert -}}
+    {{- printf "tls_cacert=%s" .Values.replication.tls_reqcert -}}
+  {{- else }}
+    {{- printf "tls_reqcert=demand" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- else }}
+  {{- printf "tls_reqcert=never" -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
@@ -81,12 +97,12 @@ Generate olcSyncRepl list
 {{- $retry := .Values.replication.retry }}
 {{- $timeout := .Values.replication.timeout }}
 {{- $starttls := .Values.replication.starttls }}
-{{- $tls_reqcert := .Values.replication.tls_reqcert }}
+{{- $tls_reqcert := (include "openldap.replication.tls_reqcert" .) }}
 {{- $tls_cacert := (include "openldap.replication.tls_cacert" .) }}
 {{- $nodeCount := .Values.replicaCount | int }}
   {{- range $index0 := until $nodeCount }}
     {{- $index1 := $index0 | add1 }}
-    olcSyncRepl: rid=00{{ $index1 }} provider=ldap://{{ $name }}-{{ $index0 }}.{{ $name }}-headless.{{ $namespace }}.svc.{{ $cluster }}:1389 binddn="cn={{ $bindDNUser }},cn=config" bindmethod=simple credentials={{ $configPassword }} searchbase="cn=config" type=refreshAndPersist retry="{{ $retry }} +" timeout={{ $timeout }} starttls={{ $starttls }} tls_reqcert={{ $tls_reqcert }} {{ $tls_cacert }}
+    olcSyncRepl: rid=00{{ $index1 }} provider=ldap://{{ $name }}-{{ $index0 }}.{{ $name }}-headless.{{ $namespace }}.svc.{{ $cluster }}:1389 binddn="cn={{ $bindDNUser }},cn=config" bindmethod=simple credentials={{ $configPassword }} searchbase="cn=config" type=refreshAndPersist retry="{{ $retry }} +" timeout={{ $timeout }} starttls={{ $starttls }} {{ $tls_reqcert }} {{ $tls_cacert }}
   {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
@@ -103,7 +119,7 @@ Generate olcSyncRepl list
 {{- $retry := .Values.replication.retry }}
 {{- $timeout := .Values.replication.timeout }}
 {{- $starttls := .Values.replication.starttls }}
-{{- $tls_reqcert := .Values.replication.tls_reqcert }}
+{{- $tls_reqcert := (include "openldap.replication.tls_reqcert" .) }}
 {{- $tls_cacert := (include "openldap.replication.tls_cacert" .) }}
 {{- $interval := .Values.replication.interval }}
 {{- $nodeCount := .Values.replicaCount | int }}
@@ -122,7 +138,7 @@ Generate olcSyncRepl list
       retry="{{ $retry }} +"
       timeout={{ $timeout }}
       starttls={{ $starttls }}
-      tls_reqcert={{ $tls_reqcert }}
+      {{ $tls_reqcert }}
       {{ $tls_cacert }}
   {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 7c687f5..a6f3f2b 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ replication:
   timeout: 1
   interval: 00:00:00:10
   starttls: "critical"
-  tls_reqcert: "never"
+  # override the tls_reqcert parameter (default if never and demand when initTLSSecret.tls_enabled = true )
+  # tls_reqcert: "never"
+  # override the location of tls_cacert to trust (allowed when initTLSSecret.tls_enabled = true )
   # tls_cacert: "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt"
 ## Persist data to a persistent volume
 persistence: