diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index df8df23..d8571df 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -170,13 +170,14 @@
       }
     },
     "@pushrocks/smartexpress": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fsmartexpress/-/smartexpress-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-F3x+AFUxkKxb5WgQuIZsfkrNzMz0PaYYIw4gdQbAPn5N/UCEP4eE2OQWXnAcCSYwsXI8hgjEuUOC9gTbCSPDRg==",
+      "version": "3.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fsmartexpress/-/smartexpress-3.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sn6yQpTGylvT/t4arCN7te8EUzimhv9JB+73XOwv503u6HokE//nT8eCAhkjprH3hgHpIgvR3iPGI8UBSCJFsw==",
       "requires": {
         "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.4",
         "@pushrocks/smartfile": "^6.0.11",
         "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^2.0.5",
+        "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.14",
         "@types/express": "^4.16.0",
         "@types/finalhandler": "0.0.33",
         "@types/helmet": "0.0.42",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e4fb24..e122303 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@pushrocks/smartdata": "^3.1.13",
     "@pushrocks/smartdelay": "^2.0.2",
     "@pushrocks/smartdns": "^3.0.8",
-    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.0",
+    "@pushrocks/smartexpress": "^3.0.4",
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^2.0.5",
     "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.14",
     "@pushrocks/smartstring": "^3.0.8",
diff --git a/ts/smartacme.classes.certmanager.ts b/ts/smartacme.classes.certmanager.ts
index 496bc18..373e7c9 100644
--- a/ts/smartacme.classes.certmanager.ts
+++ b/ts/smartacme.classes.certmanager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Cert } from './smartacme.classes.cert';
 import { SmartAcme } from './smartacme.classes.smartacme';
 
 import * as interfaces from './interfaces';
-import { ICert } from './interfaces';
 
 
 export class CertManager {
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ export class CertManager {
    * @param privateKeyArg 
    * @param csrArg 
    */
-  public async storeCertificate(optionsArg: ICert) {
+  public async storeCertificate(optionsArg: interfaces.ICert) {
     const cert = new Cert(optionsArg);
     await cert.save();
   }
diff --git a/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts b/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts
index f351c82..53b0c62 100644
--- a/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts
+++ b/ts/smartacme.classes.smartacme.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export interface ISmartAcmeOptions {
   mongoDescriptor: plugins.smartdata.IMongoDescriptor;
   setChallenge: (domainName: string, keyAuthorization: string) => Promise<any>;
   removeChallenge: (domainName: string) => Promise<any>;
-  validateRemoteRequest: () => Promise<boolean>;
   environment: 'production' | 'integration';
 }
 
@@ -42,12 +41,15 @@ export class SmartAcme {
   // challenge fullfillment
   private setChallenge: (domainName: string, keyAuthorization: string) => Promise<any>;
   private removeChallenge: (domainName: string) => Promise<any>;
-  private validateRemoteRequest: () => Promise<boolean>;
 
   // certmanager
   private certmanager: CertManager;
   private certmatcher: CertMatcher;
-  private certremoteHandler: plugins.smartexpress.Handler;
+
+  /**
+   * the remote handler to hand the request and response to.
+   */
+  public certremoteHandler: (req: plugins.smartexpress.Request, res: plugins.smartexpress.Response) => Promise<any>;
 
   constructor(optionsArg: ISmartAcmeOptions) {
     this.options = optionsArg;
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ export class SmartAcme {
     this.certmatcher = new CertMatcher();
 
     // CertRemoteHandler
-    this.certremoteHandler = new plugins.smartexpress.Handler('POST', async (req, res) => {
+    this.certremoteHandler = async (req, res) => {
       const requestBody: interfaces.ICertRemoteRequest = req.body;
       const status: interfaces.TCertStatus = await this.certmanager.getCertificateStatus(requestBody.domainName);
       const existingCertificate = await this.certmanager.retrieveCertificate(
@@ -86,13 +88,7 @@ export class SmartAcme {
          case 'existing':
           response = {
             status,
-            certificate: {
-              created: existingCertificate.created,
-              csr: existingCertificate.csr,
-              domainName: existingCertificate.domainName,
-              privateKey: existingCertificate.privateKey,
-              publicKey: existingCertificate.publicKey
-            }
+            certificate: await existingCertificate.createSavableObject()
           };
           break;
         default:
@@ -104,7 +100,7 @@ export class SmartAcme {
       res.status(200);
       res.send(response);
       res.end();
-    });
+    };
 
     // ACME Client
     this.client = new plugins.acme.Client({