diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_ct_helpers/src/rabbit_ct_helpers.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_ct_helpers/src/rabbit_ct_helpers.erl
index 00b3fa203ad9..3a0a9f011b96 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_ct_helpers/src/rabbit_ct_helpers.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_ct_helpers/src/rabbit_ct_helpers.erl
@@ -597,11 +597,10 @@ ensure_rabbitmq_queues_cmd(Config) ->
 
 ensure_ssl_certs(Config) ->
     SrcDir = ?config(rabbitmq_ct_helpers_srcdir, Config),
-    Group = proplists:get_value(name,
-                                ?config(tc_group_properties, Config)),
+    Node = node(),
     CertsMakeDir = filename:join([SrcDir, "tools", "tls-certs"]),
     PrivDir = ?config(priv_dir, Config),
-    CertsDir = filename:join([PrivDir, Group, "certs"]),
+    CertsDir = filename:join([PrivDir, Node, "certs"]),
     _ = filelib:ensure_dir(CertsDir),
     _ = file:make_dir(CertsDir),
     CertsPwd = proplists:get_value(rmq_certspwd, Config, ?SSL_CERT_PASSWORD),