diff --git a/convert-stage-4.sh b/convert-stage-4.sh
index a6b7498..d52a59d 100755
--- a/convert-stage-4.sh
+++ b/convert-stage-4.sh
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ install_files() {
   fi
 
   if [ -e "${primary_dir}/${sysconfdir}/server.crt" ]; then
-    jq_inplace '.ServerCertificate = \"'${primary_dir}'/'${sysconfdir}'/server.crt\"' ${primary_dir}/${sysconfdir}/mender.conf
+    jq_inplace '.ServerCertificate = \"/'${sysconfdir}'/server.crt\"' ${primary_dir}/${sysconfdir}/mender.conf
   fi
 }