diff --git a/lib/interface.py b/lib/interface.py
index f7fe82420..2e76d9870 100644
--- a/lib/interface.py
+++ b/lib/interface.py
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ class TcpConnection(threading.Thread, util.PrintError):
                 temporary_path = cert_path + '.temp'
                 with open(temporary_path,"w") as f:
                     f.write(cert)
+                    f.flush()
+                    os.fsync(f.fileno())
             else:
                 is_new = False