diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-db.yaml b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-db.yaml
index dbbafe87..4f389d17 100644
--- a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-db.yaml
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-db.yaml
@@ -1141,7 +1141,8 @@ classes:
         test.md.swedenconnect.se:
           frontends: [fe-fre-1.test.komreg.net, fe-tug-1.test.komreg.net]
           port: '443'
-    sunet::metadata::mdq_publisher: {valid_until: 7}
+    sunet::metadata::mdq_publisher: {valid_until: 7, validate_cert: /var/www/html/md-signer.crt,
+      xml_dir: role}
     sunet::rsyslog: null
     sunet::server: *id002
     sunetops_new: null