diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 1be9448..70aa56b 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     client_name: "{{ ansible_facts['fqdn'] }}"
     client_reg_opt: "-hostname"
     client_host: "{{ ansible_facts['fqdn'] }}"
-    client_cert_cn: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    client_cert_cn: "{{ ansible_facts['fqdn'] }}"
   when: lunasa_client_ip is undefined
 
 - name: set client facts for IP override
diff --git a/tasks/register_client.yaml b/tasks/register_client.yaml
index 4ebe84e..8866e65 100644
--- a/tasks/register_client.yaml
+++ b/tasks/register_client.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - name: Get the hsm server cert from the hsm_server
   shell: >
     sshpass -p '{{ hsm_admin_password }}'
-    scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=false -c aes256-cbc
+    scp -O -o StrictHostKeyChecking=false -c aes256-cbc
     admin@{{ hsm_hostname }}:server.pem
     /usr/safenet/lunaclient/bin/{{ hsm_hostname }}.pem
   args:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   block:
     - name: Copy the NTL client cert to the HSM
       shell: >
-        sshpass -p '{{ hsm_admin_password }}' scp -c aes256-cbc
+        sshpass -p '{{ hsm_admin_password }}' scp -O -c aes256-cbc
         /usr/safenet/lunaclient/cert/client/{{ client_cert_cn }}.pem
         admin@{{ hsm_hostname }}:{{ client_host }}.pem