diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6abdd3f..09b4adb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ $ alpacon authority ls
 # Get detailed information about a specific Certificate Authority.
 $ alpacon authority describe [AUTHORITY ID]
 
+# Download a root Certificate by authority's ID and save it to the specified file path.
+$ alpacon authority download-crt [AUTHOIRY ID] --out=/path/to/root.crt
+
 # Generate a new Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
 $ alpacon csr create
 
@@ -357,9 +360,6 @@ $ alpacon cert describe [CERT ID]
 
 # Download a specific Certificate by its ID and save it to the specified file path.
 $ alpacon cert download [CERT ID] --out=/path/to/certificate.crt
-
-# Download a root Certificate by authority's ID and save it to the specified file path.
-$ alpacon cert download [AUTHOIRY ID] --root --out=/path/to/root.crt
 ```
 
 ### Contributing
diff --git a/cmd/authority/authority.go b/cmd/authority/authority.go
index da0f182..1439a25 100644
--- a/cmd/authority/authority.go
+++ b/cmd/authority/authority.go
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ func init() {
 	AuthorityCmd.AddCommand(authorityCreateCmd)
 	AuthorityCmd.AddCommand(authorityListCmd)
 	AuthorityCmd.AddCommand(authorityDetailCmd)
+	AuthorityCmd.AddCommand(authorityDownloadCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/authority/authority_download.go b/cmd/authority/authority_download.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a839247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/authority/authority_download.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package authority
+
+import (
+	"github.com/alpacanetworks/alpacon-cli/api/cert"
+	"github.com/alpacanetworks/alpacon-cli/client"
+	"github.com/alpacanetworks/alpacon-cli/utils"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var authorityDownloadCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "download-crt [AUTHORITY ID]",
+	Aliases: []string{"download-cert"},
+	Short:   "Download a root certificate",
+	Long: `
+	Download a root certificate from the server and save it to a specified file path. 
+	The path argument should include the file name and extension where the certificate will be stored. 
+	For example, '/path/to/root.crt'. The recommended file extension for certificates is '.crt'.`,
+	Example: `
+	alpacon authority download-crt [AUTHORITY ID] --out=/path/to/root.crt
+	`,
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		authorityId := args[0]
+		filePath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("out")
+		if filePath == "" {
+			filePath = promptForCertificate()
+		}
+
+		alpaconClient, err := client.NewAlpaconAPIClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			utils.CliError("Connection to Alpacon API failed: %s. Consider re-logging.", err)
+		}
+
+		err = cert.DownloadRootCertificate(alpaconClient, authorityId, filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			utils.CliError("Failed to download the root certificate from authority: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		utils.CliInfo("Root certificate downloaded successfully: '%s'", filePath)
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	var filePath string
+	authorityDownloadCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&filePath, "out", "o", "", "path where root certificate should be stored")
+
+}
+
+func promptForCertificate() string {
+	return utils.PromptForRequiredInput("Path to root certificate (e.g., /path/to/root.crt, recommended extension: .crt): ")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cert/cert_download.go b/cmd/cert/cert_download.go
index ab5d9e8..3a7d76c 100644
--- a/cmd/cert/cert_download.go
+++ b/cmd/cert/cert_download.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var certDownloadCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		csrId := args[0]
-		isRoot, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("root")
 		filePath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("out")
 		if filePath == "" {
 			filePath = promptForCertificate()
@@ -31,16 +30,9 @@ var certDownloadCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			utils.CliError("Connection to Alpacon API failed: %s. Consider re-logging.", err)
 		}
 
-		if isRoot {
-			err = cert.DownloadRootCertificate(alpaconClient, csrId, filePath) // csrId refers to the authorityId.
-			if err != nil {
-				utils.CliError("Failed to download the certificate from authority: %s", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			err = cert.DownloadCertificate(alpaconClient, csrId, filePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				utils.CliError("Failed to download the certificate from authority: %s", err)
-			}
+		err = cert.DownloadCertificate(alpaconClient, csrId, filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			utils.CliError("Failed to download the certificate from authority: %s", err)
 		}
 
 		utils.CliInfo("Certificate downloaded successfully: '%s'", filePath)
@@ -48,9 +40,7 @@ var certDownloadCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	var root bool
 	var filePath string
-	certDownloadCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&root, "root", false, "Download the root certificate")
 	certDownloadCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&filePath, "out", "o", "", "path where certificate should be stored")
 
 }