diff --git a/tests/foreman/api/test_http_proxy.py b/tests/foreman/api/test_http_proxy.py
index 8f82c4a36be..a6f0e1172a2 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/api/test_http_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/api/test_http_proxy.py
@@ -266,26 +266,37 @@ def test_positive_assign_http_proxy_to_products():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.tier2
-def test_positive_sync_proxy_with_certificate(target_sat):
+def test_positive_sync_proxy_with_certificate(request, target_sat):
     """Assign http_proxy with ca.crt to Repo and test
      whether http_proxy and cert are used during sync.
 
        Steps:
        - Generate cert files with custom_cert_generate,
          collect cacert path.
-       - Create new org, product, and http-proxy with cacert.
+       - Create new org, product, and http-proxy with path to cacert.
        - Create repo using selected http proxy, perform repo sync.
 
     :expectedresults: http-proxy with cacert is assigned to repo,
-        sync operation uses assigned http-proxy with the cert.
+    sync operation uses assigned http-proxy with the cert.
 
-    """
-    proxy_host = settings.http_proxy.auth_proxy_url.replace("http://", "").replace(":3128", "")
+    :id: a9645b7f-228e-4f4d-ab04-610382bd2d0b
+
+    :BZ: 2144044
+
+    :customerscenario: true
+
+    :Team: Phoenix-content
 
+    """
     # Cleanup any existing certs that may conflict
     target_sat.custom_certs_cleanup()
-    target_sat.custom_cert_generate(proxy_host)
+    proxy_host = settings.http_proxy.auth_proxy_url.replace("http://", "").replace(":3128", "")
+    cacert_path = '/root/cacert.crt'
 
+    target_sat.custom_cert_generate(proxy_host)
+    # Pull cert contents from the Satellite
+    cacert = target_sat.execute(f'cat {cacert_path}').stdout
+    assert "BEGIN CERTIFICATE" and "END CERTIFICATE" in cacert
     # Create org, HTTP_Proxy, and repo
     org = target_sat.api.Organization().create()
     http_proxy = target_sat.api.HTTPProxy(
@@ -294,7 +305,7 @@ def test_positive_sync_proxy_with_certificate(target_sat):
         username=settings.http_proxy.username,
         password=settings.http_proxy.password,
         organization=[org],
-        cacert="/root/cacert.crt",
+        cacert=cacert_path,
     ).create()
     product = target_sat.api.Product(organization=org).create()
     repo = target_sat.api.Repository(
@@ -306,6 +317,13 @@ def test_positive_sync_proxy_with_certificate(target_sat):
 
     assert repo.http_proxy_policy == 'use_selected_http_proxy'
     assert repo.http_proxy_id == http_proxy.id
+    assert http_proxy.cacert == cacert_path
 
-    repo.sync()
-    target_sat.custom_certs_cleanup()
+    response = repo.sync()
+    assert response.get('errors') is None
+    assert repo.read().last_sync is not None
+    assert repo.read().content_counts['rpm'] >= 1
+
+    @request.addfinalizer
+    def _finalize():
+        target_sat.custom_certs_cleanup()