diff --git a/SecurityService/Configuration/KestrelCertificateLoader.cs b/SecurityService/Configuration/KestrelCertificateLoader.cs
index 2a41689b..ae73c788 100644
--- a/SecurityService/Configuration/KestrelCertificateLoader.cs
+++ b/SecurityService/Configuration/KestrelCertificateLoader.cs
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ private static X509Certificate2 LoadCertificateFromPath(string certificatePath,
             throw new FileNotFoundException($"The configured Kestrel certificate '{certificatePath}' was not found.", certificatePath);
         }
 
-        return X509CertificateLoader.LoadPkcs12FromFile(
-            certificatePath,
-            password,
-            X509KeyStorageFlags.EphemeralKeySet);
+        return X509CertificateLoader.LoadPkcs12FromFile(certificatePath, password);
     }
 
     private static string ResolveCertificatePath(string certificatePath, string contentRootPath)