diff --git a/authority/config.go b/authority/config.go
index 86a5c80c..b02bc2be 100644
--- a/authority/config.go
+++ b/authority/config.go
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ func LoadConfiguration(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing %s", filename)
 	}
 
+	c.init()
+
 	return &c, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/ca/identity/identity.go b/ca/identity/identity.go
index 08a70c7f..0f022dd7 100644
--- a/ca/identity/identity.go
+++ b/ca/identity/identity.go
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ func WriteDefaultIdentity(certChain []api.Certificate, key crypto.PrivateKey) er
 	return nil
 }
 
+// WriteIdentityCertificate writes the identity certificate to disk.
+func WriteIdentityCertificate(certChain []api.Certificate) error {
+	filename := filepath.Join(identityDir, "identity.crt")
+	return writeCertificate(filename, certChain)
+}
+
 // writeCertificate writes the given certificate on disk.
 func writeCertificate(filename string, certChain []api.Certificate) error {
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)