diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 0578f0b..bbe00e4 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ lint_task:
     - pip install codespell
   script:
     - flake8 --version
-    - PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore" flake8 --ignore=E501,F841,W503 --exclude=basicswap/contrib,messages_pb2.py,.eggs,.tox
-    - codespell --check-filenames --disable-colors --quiet-level=7 --ignore-words=tests/lint/spelling.ignore-words.txt -S .git,.eggs,.tox,pgp,*.pyc,*basicswap/contrib,*mnemonics.py
+    - PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore" flake8 --ignore=E501,F841,W503 --exclude=basicswap/contrib,messages_pb2.py,.eggs,.tox,bin/install_certifi.py
+    - codespell --check-filenames --disable-colors --quiet-level=7 --ignore-words=tests/lint/spelling.ignore-words.txt -S .git,.eggs,.tox,pgp,*.pyc,*basicswap/contrib,*mnemonics.py,bin/install_certifi.py
 
 test_task:
   environment:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d09a2f6..7b6bf9a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ jobs:
         - travis_retry pip install codespell==1.15.0
       before_script:
       script:
-        - PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore" flake8 --ignore=E501,F841,W503 --exclude=basicswap/contrib,messages_pb2.py,.eggs,.tox
-        - codespell --check-filenames --disable-colors --quiet-level=7 --ignore-words=tests/lint/spelling.ignore-words.txt -S .git,.eggs,.tox,pgp,*.pyc,*basicswap/contrib,*mnemonics.py
+        - PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore" flake8 --ignore=E501,F841,W503 --exclude=basicswap/contrib,messages_pb2.py,.eggs,.tox,bin/install_certifi.py
+        - codespell --check-filenames --disable-colors --quiet-level=7 --ignore-words=tests/lint/spelling.ignore-words.txt -S .git,.eggs,.tox,pgp,*.pyc,*basicswap/contrib,*mnemonics.py,bin/install_certifi.py
       after_success:
         - echo "End lint"
     - stage: test
diff --git a/bin/install_certifi.py b/bin/install_certifi.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1a970f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/install_certifi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# install_certifi.py
+#
+# sample script to install or update a set of default Root Certificates
+# for the ssl module.  Uses the certificates provided by the certifi package:
+#       https://pypi.org/project/certifi/
+
+import os
+import os.path
+import ssl
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+STAT_0o775 = ( stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR
+             | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IWGRP | stat.S_IXGRP
+             | stat.S_IROTH |                stat.S_IXOTH )
+
+def main():
+    openssl_dir, openssl_cafile = os.path.split(
+        ssl.get_default_verify_paths().openssl_cafile)
+
+    print(" -- pip install --upgrade certifi")
+    subprocess.check_call([sys.executable,
+        "-E", "-s", "-m", "pip", "install", "--upgrade", "certifi"])
+
+    import certifi
+
+    # change working directory to the default SSL directory
+    os.chdir(openssl_dir)
+    relpath_to_certifi_cafile = os.path.relpath(certifi.where())
+    print(" -- removing any existing file or link")
+    try:
+        os.remove(openssl_cafile)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+    print(" -- creating symlink to certifi certificate bundle")
+    os.symlink(relpath_to_certifi_cafile, openssl_cafile)
+    print(" -- setting permissions")
+    os.chmod(openssl_cafile, STAT_0o775)
+    print(" -- update complete")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/doc/install.md b/doc/install.md
index 97b6df5..9c38e84 100644
--- a/doc/install.md
+++ b/doc/install.md
@@ -114,17 +114,11 @@ Install Homebrew (See https://brew.sh/):
 
     /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
 
-Command Line Tools:
-
-    xcode-select --install
-
 Dependencies:
 
-    brew install wget unzip python3 git protobuf gnupg automake libtool pkg-config curl jq
+    brew install wget unzip python git protobuf gnupg automake libtool pkg-config curl jq
 
-Install python SSL Certificates:
-
-    sudo "/Applications/Python 3.9/Install Certificates.command"
+Close the terminal and open a new one to update the python symlinks.
 
 
 ### Basicswap:
@@ -143,9 +137,19 @@ Install python SSL Certificates:
     cd $SWAP_DATADIR
     git clone https://github.com/tecnovert/basicswap.git
     cd $SWAP_DATADIR/basicswap
+
+If installed on OSX, you may need to install additional root ssl certificates for the ssl module.
+From https://pypi.org/project/certifi/
+
+    sudo python3 bin/install_certifi.py
+
+
+Continue installing Basicswap
+
     protoc -I=basicswap --python_out=basicswap basicswap/messages.proto
     pip3 install .
 
+
 Prepare the datadir:
 
     CURRENT_XMR_HEIGHT=$(curl https://localmonero.co/blocks/api/get_stats | jq .height)