diff --git a/factory/ca.go b/factory/ca.go
index 5dfa863..8a357b6 100644
--- a/factory/ca.go
+++ b/factory/ca.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rancher/dynamiclistener/cert"
 )
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ func GenCA() (*x509.Certificate, crypto.Signer, error) {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	caCert, err := NewSelfSignedCACert(caKey, "dynamiclistener-ca", "dynamiclistener-org")
+	caCert, err := NewSelfSignedCACert(caKey, fmt.Sprintf("dynamiclistener-ca@%d", time.Now().Unix()), "dynamiclistener-org")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/factory/gen.go b/factory/gen.go
index b59f527..e620c5f 100644
--- a/factory/gen.go
+++ b/factory/gen.go
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ func (t *TLS) generateCert(secret *v1.Secret, cn ...string) (*v1.Secret, bool, e
 		secret = &v1.Secret{}
 	}
 
+	if err := t.Verify(secret); err != nil {
+		logrus.Warnf("unable to verify existing certificate: %v - signing operation may change certificate issuer", err)
+	}
+
 	secret = populateCN(secret, cn...)
 
 	privateKey, err := getPrivateKey(secret)
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ func (t *TLS) generateCert(secret *v1.Secret, cn ...string) (*v1.Secret, bool, e
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	certBytes, keyBytes, err := Marshal(newCert, privateKey)
+	keyBytes, certBytes, err := MarshalChain(privateKey, newCert, t.CACert)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
@@ -187,6 +191,29 @@ func (t *TLS) generateCert(secret *v1.Secret, cn ...string) (*v1.Secret, bool, e
 	return secret, true, nil
 }
 
+func (t *TLS) Verify(secret *v1.Secret) error {
+	certsPem := secret.Data[v1.TLSCertKey]
+	if len(certsPem) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	certificates, err := cert.ParseCertsPEM(certsPem)
+	if err != nil || len(certificates) == 0 {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	verifyOpts := x509.VerifyOptions{
+		Roots: x509.NewCertPool(),
+		KeyUsages: []x509.ExtKeyUsage{
+			x509.ExtKeyUsageAny,
+		},
+	}
+	verifyOpts.Roots.AddCert(t.CACert)
+
+	_, err = certificates[0].Verify(verifyOpts)
+	return err
+}
+
 func (t *TLS) newCert(domains []string, ips []net.IP, privateKey crypto.Signer) (*x509.Certificate, error) {
 	return NewSignedCert(privateKey, t.CACert, t.CAKey, t.CN, t.Organization, domains, ips)
 }
@@ -250,14 +277,33 @@ func getPrivateKey(secret *v1.Secret) (crypto.Signer, error) {
 	return NewPrivateKey()
 }
 
+// MarshalChain returns given key and certificates as byte slices.
+func MarshalChain(privateKey crypto.Signer, certs ...*x509.Certificate) (keyBytes, certChainBytes []byte, err error) {
+	keyBytes, err = cert.MarshalPrivateKeyToPEM(privateKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, cert := range certs {
+		if cert != nil {
+			certBlock := pem.Block{
+				Type:  CertificateBlockType,
+				Bytes: cert.Raw,
+			}
+			certChainBytes = append(certChainBytes, pem.EncodeToMemory(&certBlock)...)
+		}
+	}
+	return keyBytes, certChainBytes, nil
+}
+
 // Marshal returns the given cert and key as byte slices.
-func Marshal(x509Cert *x509.Certificate, privateKey crypto.Signer) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+func Marshal(x509Cert *x509.Certificate, privateKey crypto.Signer) (certBytes, keyBytes []byte, err error) {
 	certBlock := pem.Block{
 		Type:  CertificateBlockType,
 		Bytes: x509Cert.Raw,
 	}
 
-	keyBytes, err := cert.MarshalPrivateKeyToPEM(privateKey)
+	keyBytes, err = cert.MarshalPrivateKeyToPEM(privateKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/storage/kubernetes/ca.go b/storage/kubernetes/ca.go
index d23ac4f..9584da4 100644
--- a/storage/kubernetes/ca.go
+++ b/storage/kubernetes/ca.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func createAndStoreClientCert(secrets v1controller.SecretClient, namespace strin
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	certPem, keyPem, err := factory.Marshal(cert, key)
+	keyPem, certPem, err := factory.MarshalChain(key, cert, caCert)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}