diff --git a/resources/js/php.js b/resources/js/php.js
index f91f48f..39c5335 100644
--- a/resources/js/php.js
+++ b/resources/js/php.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import unzip from "yauzl";
 const isBuilding = Boolean(process.env.NATIVEPHP_BUILDING);
 const phpBinaryPath = process.env.NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_PATH;
 const phpVersion = process.env.NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_VERSION;
-const certificatePath = process.env.NATIVEPHP_CERTIFICATE_FILE_PATH;
 
 // Differentiates for Serving and Building
 const isArm64 = isBuilding ? process.argv.includes('--arm64') : process.arch.includes('arm64');
@@ -98,13 +97,3 @@ if (platform.phpBinary) {
         console.error('Error copying PHP binary', e);
     }
 }
-
-if (certificatePath) {
-    try {
-        let certDest = join(import.meta.dirname, 'resources', 'cacert.pem');
-        copySync(certificatePath, certDest);
-        console.log('Copied certificate file from ' + certificatePath + ' to ' + certDest);
-    } catch (e) {
-        console.error('Error copying certificate file', e);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Commands/BuildCommand.php b/src/Commands/BuildCommand.php
index cba960d..20d6fd6 100644
--- a/src/Commands/BuildCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/BuildCommand.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Native\Electron\Facades\Updater;
 use Native\Electron\Traits\CleansEnvFile;
+use Native\Electron\Traits\CopiesCertificateAuthority;
 use Native\Electron\Traits\CopiesToBuildDirectory;
 use Native\Electron\Traits\HasPreAndPostProcessing;
 use Native\Electron\Traits\InstallsAppIcon;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 class BuildCommand extends Command
 {
     use CleansEnvFile;
+    use CopiesCertificateAuthority;
     use CopiesToBuildDirectory;
     use HasPreAndPostProcessing;
     use InstallsAppIcon;
@@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ public function handle(): void
         intro('Copying App to build directory...');
         $this->copyToBuildDirectory();
 
+        $this->newLine();
+        $this->copyCertificateAuthorityCertificate();
+
         $this->newLine();
         intro('Cleaning .env file...');
         $this->cleanEnvFile();
@@ -113,7 +118,6 @@ protected function getEnvironmentVariables(): array
                 'NATIVEPHP_BUILDING' => true,
                 'NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_VERSION' => PHP_MAJOR_VERSION.'.'.PHP_MINOR_VERSION,
                 'NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_PATH' => $this->sourcePath($this->phpBinaryPath()),
-                'NATIVEPHP_CERTIFICATE_FILE_PATH' => $this->sourcePath($this->binaryPackageDirectory().'cacert.pem'),
                 'NATIVEPHP_APP_NAME' => config('app.name'),
                 'NATIVEPHP_APP_ID' => config('nativephp.app_id'),
                 'NATIVEPHP_APP_VERSION' => config('nativephp.version'),
diff --git a/src/Commands/DevelopCommand.php b/src/Commands/DevelopCommand.php
index 4a0abc1..f855cfa 100644
--- a/src/Commands/DevelopCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/DevelopCommand.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Native\Electron\Commands;
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Native\Electron\Traits\CopiesCertificateAuthority;
 use Native\Electron\Traits\Developer;
 use Native\Electron\Traits\Installer;
 use Native\Electron\Traits\InstallsAppIcon;
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@
 
 class DevelopCommand extends Command
 {
-    use Developer, Installer, InstallsAppIcon;
+    use CopiesCertificateAuthority;
+    use Developer;
+    use Installer;
+    use InstallsAppIcon;
 
     protected $signature = 'native:serve {--no-queue} {--D|no-dependencies} {--installer=npm}';
 
@@ -40,6 +44,8 @@ public function handle(): void
 
         $this->installIcon();
 
+        $this->copyCertificateAuthorityCertificate();
+
         $this->runDeveloper(
             installer: $this->option('installer'),
             skip_queue: $this->option('no-queue'),
diff --git a/src/Traits/CopiesCertificateAuthority.php b/src/Traits/CopiesCertificateAuthority.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8ed648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Traits/CopiesCertificateAuthority.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Native\Electron\Traits;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Path;
+
+use function Laravel\Prompts\error;
+use function Laravel\Prompts\intro;
+use function Laravel\Prompts\warning;
+
+trait CopiesCertificateAuthority
+{
+    protected function copyCertificateAuthorityCertificate(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            intro('Copying latest CA Certificate...');
+
+            $phpBinaryDirectory = base_path('vendor/nativephp/php-bin/');
+
+            // Check if the class this trait is used in also uses LocatesPhpBinary
+            if (method_exists($this, 'phpBinaryPath')) {
+                // Get binary directory but up one level
+                $phpBinaryDirectory = dirname(base_path($this->phpBinaryPath()));
+            }
+
+            $certificateFileName = 'cacert.pem';
+            $certFilePath = Path::join($phpBinaryDirectory, $certificateFileName);
+
+            if (! file_exists($certFilePath)) {
+                warning('CA Certificate not found at '.$certFilePath.'. Skipping copy.');
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $copied = copy(
+                $certFilePath,
+                Path::join(base_path('vendor/nativephp/electron/resources/js/resources'), $certificateFileName)
+            );
+
+            if (! $copied) {
+                // It returned false, but doesn't give a reason why.
+                throw new \Exception('copy() failed for an unknown reason.');
+            }
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            error('Failed to copy CA Certificate: '.$e->getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/CopiesToBuildDirectory.php b/src/Traits/CopiesToBuildDirectory.php
index ccd7df4..f962793 100644
--- a/src/Traits/CopiesToBuildDirectory.php
+++ b/src/Traits/CopiesToBuildDirectory.php
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 use RecursiveDirectoryIterator;
 use RecursiveIteratorIterator;
 use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Throwable;
+
+use function Laravel\Prompts\warning;
 
 trait CopiesToBuildDirectory
 {
@@ -98,7 +101,11 @@ public function copyToBuildDirectory()
                 continue;
             }
 
-            copy($item->getPathname(), $target);
+            try {
+                copy($item->getPathname(), $target);
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
+                warning('[WARNING] '.$e->getMessage());
+            }
         }
 
         $this->keepRequiredDirectories();
diff --git a/src/Traits/ExecuteCommand.php b/src/Traits/ExecuteCommand.php
index 26e98c0..a25b3bf 100644
--- a/src/Traits/ExecuteCommand.php
+++ b/src/Traits/ExecuteCommand.php
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ protected function executeCommand(
             'install' => [
                 'NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_VERSION' => PHP_MAJOR_VERSION.'.'.PHP_MINOR_VERSION,
                 'NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_PATH' => base_path($this->phpBinaryPath()),
-                'NATIVEPHP_CERTIFICATE_FILE_PATH' => base_path($this->binaryPackageDirectory().'cacert.pem'),
             ],
             'serve' => [
                 'APP_PATH' => base_path(),
                 'NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_VERSION' => PHP_MAJOR_VERSION.'.'.PHP_MINOR_VERSION,
                 'NATIVEPHP_PHP_BINARY_PATH' => base_path($this->phpBinaryPath()),
-                'NATIVEPHP_CERTIFICATE_FILE_PATH' => base_path($this->binaryPackageDirectory().'cacert.pem'),
                 'NATIVE_PHP_SKIP_QUEUE' => $skip_queue,
                 'NATIVEPHP_BUILDING' => false,
             ],
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Traits/CopiesCertificateAuthorityTest.php b/tests/Unit/Traits/CopiesCertificateAuthorityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..495211f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Traits/CopiesCertificateAuthorityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Native\Electron\Tests\Unit\Traits;
+
+use Native\Electron\Traits\CopiesCertificateAuthority;
+use RecursiveCallbackFilterIterator;
+use RecursiveDirectoryIterator;
+use RecursiveIteratorIterator;
+
+it('can copy the default CA certificate from php-bin', function ($mock) {
+    // Set up
+    app()->setBasePath(realpath(__DIR__.'/../../../'));
+
+    // / Make directory temporarily
+    mkdir(base_path('vendor/nativephp/electron/resources/js/resources'), 0777, true);
+
+    // Test
+    expect(file_exists(base_path('vendor/nativephp/electron/resources/js/resources/cacert.pem')))->toBeFalse();
+
+    $mock->run();
+
+    expect(file_exists(base_path('vendor/nativephp/electron/resources/js/resources/cacert.pem')))->toBeTrue();
+
+    // Cleanup
+    // Delete the vendor/nativephp/electron directory, recursively including directories and then files
+    $files = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
+        new RecursiveCallbackFilterIterator(
+            new RecursiveDirectoryIterator(base_path('vendor/nativephp/electron'), RecursiveDirectoryIterator::SKIP_DOTS),
+            fn ($current, $key, $iterator) => $current->isDir() || $current->isFile()
+        ),
+        RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST
+    );
+
+    foreach ($files as $file) {
+        if ($file->isDir()) {
+            rmdir($file->getRealPath());
+        } else {
+            unlink($file->getRealPath());
+        }
+    }
+
+    rmdir(base_path('vendor/nativephp/electron'));
+
+})->with([
+    // Empty class with the CopiesCertificateAuthority trait
+    new class
+    {
+        use CopiesCertificateAuthority;
+
+        public function run()
+        {
+            $this->copyCertificateAuthorityCertificate();
+        }
+    },
+]);