diff --git a/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/insomnia.ts b/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/insomnia.ts
index eb41bd02c42..c58b283d4c7 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/insomnia.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/insomnia.ts
@@ -167,18 +167,18 @@ export async function initInsomniaObject(
         localVars: localVariables,
     });
 
-    const existClientCert = rawObj.clientCertificates != null && rawObj.clientCertificates.length > 0;
-    const certificate = existClientCert && rawObj.clientCertificates[0] ?
-        {
-            disabled: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].disabled,
-            name: 'The first certificate from Settings',
-            matches: [rawObj.clientCertificates[0].host],
-            key: { src: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].key || '' },
-            cert: { src: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].cert || '' },
-            passphrase: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].passphrase || undefined,
-            pfx: { src: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].pfx || '' }, // PFX or PKCS12 Certificate
-        } :
-        { disabled: true };
+    // const existClientCert = rawObj.clientCertificates != null && rawObj.clientCertificates.length > 0;
+    // const certificate = existClientCert && rawObj.clientCertificates[0] ?
+    //     {
+    //         disabled: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].disabled,
+    //         name: 'The first certificate from Settings',
+    //         matches: [rawObj.clientCertificates[0].host],
+    //         key: { src: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].key || '' },
+    //         cert: { src: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].cert || '' },
+    //         passphrase: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].passphrase || undefined,
+    //         pfx: { src: rawObj.clientCertificates[0].pfx || '' }, // PFX or PKCS12 Certificate
+    //     } :
+    //     { disabled: true };
 
     const proxy = transformToSdkProxyOptions(
         rawObj.settings.httpProxy,
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ export async function initInsomniaObject(
         body: toScriptRequestBody(rawObj.request.body),
         auth: toPreRequestAuth(rawObj.request.authentication),
         proxy,
-        certificate,
+        // the certificate is undefined
+        // as it is difficult to find the best cert before rendering
+        certificate: undefined,
         pathParameters: rawObj.request.pathParameters,
     };
     const request = new ScriptRequest(reqOpt);
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/request.ts b/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/request.ts
index 019bc4b927d..42a645f9b13 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/request.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-sdk/src/objects/request.ts
@@ -511,13 +511,18 @@ export function mergeClientCertificates(
         };
 
     if (updatedReq.certificate.pfx && updatedReq.certificate.pfx?.src !== '') {
-        return [{
+        const specifiedCert: ClientCertificate = {
             ...baseCertificate,
             key: null,
             cert: null,
+            name: updatedReq.certificate.name || '',
+            disabled: updatedReq.certificate.disabled || false,
             passphrase: updatedReq.certificate.passphrase || null,
             pfx: updatedReq.certificate.pfx?.src,
-        }];
+            host: '*',
+        };
+
+        return [specifiedCert, ...originalClientCertificates];
     } else if (
         updatedReq &&
         updatedReq.certificate.key &&
@@ -525,7 +530,7 @@ export function mergeClientCertificates(
         updatedReq.certificate.key?.src !== '' &&
         updatedReq.certificate.cert?.src !== ''
     ) {
-        return [{
+        const specifiedCert: ClientCertificate = {
             ...baseCertificate,
 
             _id: '',
@@ -534,15 +539,17 @@ export function mergeClientCertificates(
             modified: 0,
             created: 0,
             isPrivate: false,
-            name: updatedReq.name || '',
-            host: updatedReq.url.getHost() || '',
-            disabled: updatedReq.disabled || false,
+            name: updatedReq.certificate.name || '',
+            disabled: updatedReq.certificate.disabled || false,
+            host: '*',
 
             key: updatedReq.certificate.key?.src,
             cert: updatedReq.certificate.cert?.src,
             passphrase: updatedReq.certificate.passphrase || null,
             pfx: null,
-        }];
+        };
+
+        return [specifiedCert, ...originalClientCertificates];
     }
 
     throw Error('Invalid certificate configuration: "cert+key" and "pfx" can not be set at the same time');
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml
index 79c34af8fe9..25bef8955aa 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml
@@ -288,18 +288,19 @@ resources:
     settingRebuildPath: true
     settingFollowRedirects: global
     preRequestScript: |-
+      const { Certificate } = require('insomnia-collection');
       // print the original one
-      console.log('key:', insomnia.request.certificate.key.src);
-      console.log('cert:', insomnia.request.certificate.cert.src);
-      console.log('passphrass:', insomnia.request.certificate.passphrass);
-      console.log('pfx:', insomnia.request.certificate.pfx.src);
+      // console.log('key:', insomnia.request.certificate.key.src);
+      // console.log('cert:', insomnia.request.certificate.cert.src);
+      // console.log('passphrass:', insomnia.request.certificate.passphrass);
+      // console.log('pfx:', insomnia.request.certificate.pfx.src);
       // update
-      insomnia.request.certificate.update({
-          disabled: true,
-          key: {src: 'invalid.key'},
-          cert: {src: 'invalid.cert'},
+      insomnia.request.certificate = new Certificate({
+          disabled: false,
+          key: {src: ''},
+          cert: {src: ''},
           passphrase: '',
-          pfx: {src: ''},
+          pfx: {src: 'fake.pfx'},
       });    
     _type: request
   - _id: req_89dade2ee9ee42fbb22d588783a9df3e
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts
index 7768f789cb7..3c5d9398bf1 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ test.describe('pre-request features tests', async () => {
         await page.getByTestId('request-pane').getByRole('button', { name: 'Send' }).click();
         // verify
         await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Console' }).click();
-        await expect(responsePane).toContainText('fixtures/certificates/fake.pfx'); // original proxy
+        await expect(responsePane).toContainText('Adding SSL P12 certificate');
     });
 
     test('pre: insomnia.test and insomnia.expect can work together', async ({ page }) => {