diff --git a/suse_migration_services/units/prepare.py b/suse_migration_services/units/prepare.py
index fc4e4f6..7b46fa3 100644
--- a/suse_migration_services/units/prepare.py
+++ b/suse_migration_services/units/prepare.py
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ def main():
         '/etc/pki/trust/anchors/'
     ]
     cache_cloudregister_path = '/var/cache/cloudregister'
-    cloud_register_certs_path = '/var/lib/regionService/certs'
-    cloud_register_certs_bind_mount_path = \
-        root_path + cloud_register_certs_path
+    cloud_register_certs_path_fallback = '/var/lib/regionService/certs'
 
     cloud_register_metadata = ""
 
@@ -85,6 +83,10 @@ def main():
         update_regionsrv_setup(
             root_path, migration_suse_cloud_regionsrv_setup
         )
+        cloud_register_certs_path = get_regionsrv_certs_path(
+            root_path, migration_suse_cloud_regionsrv_setup,
+            cloud_register_certs_path_fallback
+        )
     if os.path.exists(hosts_setup):
         shutil.copy(
             hosts_setup, '/etc/hosts'
@@ -196,6 +198,8 @@ def main():
                     cache_cloudregister_path
                 ]
             )
+        cloud_register_certs_bind_mount_path = \
+            root_path + cloud_register_certs_path
         if os.path.exists(cloud_register_certs_bind_mount_path):
             log.info(
                 'Bind mounting {0} from {1}'.format(
@@ -243,6 +247,19 @@ def main():
         )
 
 
+def get_regionsrv_certs_path(root_path, regionsrv_client_config, fallback):
+    """
+    Note: This method is specific to the SUSE Public Cloud Infrastructure
+
+    Retrieve the certlocation specified in the to be migrated system's
+    regionsrv_client_config, defaulting to the client config if not found.
+    """
+    regionsrv_config = ConfigParser()
+    regionsrv_config.read(root_path + regionsrv_client_config)
+
+    return regionsrv_config.get('server', 'certlocation', fallback=fallback)
+
+
 def update_regionsrv_setup(root_path, suse_cloud_regionsrv_setup):
     """
     Note: This method is specific to the SUSE Public Cloud Infrastructure
diff --git a/test/unit/units/prepare_test.py b/test/unit/units/prepare_test.py
index 41c7297..a26bd79 100644
--- a/test/unit/units/prepare_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/units/prepare_test.py
@@ -46,17 +46,22 @@ def test_main_raises_on_zypp_bind(
         with raises(DistMigrationZypperMetaDataException):
             main()
 
+    @patch('suse_migration_services.units.prepare.get_regionsrv_certs_path')
     @patch('suse_migration_services.units.prepare.get_regionsrv_client_file_location')
     @patch('shutil.copy')
     @patch('os.listdir')
     @patch('os.path.exists')
     def test_main_raises_on_get_regionsrv_client_file_location(
         self, mock_os_path_exists, mock_os_listdir, mock_shutil_copy,
-        mock_get_regionsrv_client_file_location, mock_Command_run,
+        mock_get_regionsrv_client_file_location,
+        mock_get_regionsrv_certs_path,
+        mock_Command_run,
         mock_Fstab, mock_logger_setup,
         mock_update_regionsrv_setup
     ):
         mock_os_listdir.return_value = None
+        mock_get_regionsrv_certs_path.return_value = \
+                '/var/lib/regionService/certs'
         mock_get_regionsrv_client_file_location.side_effect = \
             [DistMigrationZypperMetaDataException('foo')]
         mock_os_path_exists.return_value = True
@@ -124,6 +129,7 @@ def test_main_raises_and_umount_file_system(
                 call(['umount', '/system-root/dev'], raise_on_error=False)
             ]
 
+    @patch('suse_migration_services.units.prepare.get_regionsrv_certs_path')
     @patch('os.path.isfile')
     @patch.object(SUSEConnect, 'is_registered')
     @patch('suse_migration_services.units.prepare.MigrationConfig')
@@ -138,7 +144,9 @@ def test_main(
         self, mock_os_path_exists, mock_readlink, mock_os_path_islink,
         mock_path_isdir, mock_os_listdir,
         mock_shutil_copy, mock_Path, mock_MigrationConfig,
-        mock_is_registered, mock_is_file, mock_Command_run,
+        mock_is_registered, mock_is_file,
+        mock_get_regionsrv_certs_path,
+        mock_Command_run,
         mock_Fstab, mock_logger_setup,
         mock_update_regionsrv_setup
     ):
@@ -188,6 +196,8 @@ def test_main(
             FileNotFoundError('cert copy failed')
         ]
         mock_is_file.return_value = True
+        mock_get_regionsrv_certs_path.return_value = \
+            '/var/lib/regionService/certs'
         with patch('builtins.open', mock_open(read_data='foo.susecloud.net')):
             main()
         assert mock_shutil_copy.call_args_list == [
@@ -289,6 +299,7 @@ def test_main(
             ['cat', '/proc/net/bonding/bond*'], raise_on_error=False
         )
 
+    @patch('suse_migration_services.units.prepare.get_regionsrv_certs_path')
     @patch('suse_migration_services.units.prepare.get_regionsrv_client_file_location')
     @patch.object(SUSEConnect, 'is_registered')
     @patch('suse_migration_services.units.prepare.MigrationConfig')
@@ -299,7 +310,8 @@ def test_main(
     def test_main_no_registered_instance(
         self, mock_os_path_exists, mock_os_listdir, mock_shutil_copy,
         mock_Path, mock_MigrationConfig, mock_is_registered,
-        mock_get_regionsrv_client_file_location, mock_Command_run,
+        mock_get_regionsrv_client_file_location,
+        mock_get_regionsrv_certs_path, mock_Command_run,
         mock_Fstab, mock_logger_setup, mock_update_regionsrv_setup
     ):
         migration_config = Mock()
@@ -308,6 +320,8 @@ def test_main_no_registered_instance(
         mock_MigrationConfig.return_value = migration_config
         fstab = Mock()
         mock_Fstab.return_value = fstab
+        mock_get_regionsrv_certs_path.return_value = \
+                '/var/lib/regionService/certs'
         mock_os_listdir.return_value = ['foo', 'bar']
         mock_os_path_exists.return_value = True
         mock_is_registered.return_value = False