diff --git a/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh b/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh
index 4072be6..2b7405f 100755
--- a/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh
+++ b/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh
@@ -791,10 +791,11 @@ cat >"$fixture/server-monitor-manager-manifest.json" <<MEOF
   }
 }
 MEOF
+printf '%s\n' 'test-key certificate placeholder' >"$fixture/server-monitor-manager-manifest.pem"
 
 if command -v cosign &>/dev/null; then
     COSIGN_PASSWORD="" cosign generate-key-pair --output-key-prefix="$fixture/contract-test"
-    COSIGN_PASSWORD="" cosign sign-blob --yes --key "$fixture/contract-test.key" \
+    COSIGN_PASSWORD="" cosign sign-blob --yes --tlog-upload=false --key "$fixture/contract-test.key" \
         --output-signature "$fixture/server-monitor-manager-manifest.sig" \
         "$fixture/server-monitor-manager-manifest.json"
     SMM_TEST_PUBKEY="$fixture/contract-test.pub" \
@@ -814,7 +815,7 @@ cat >"$fixture/server-monitor-manager-manifest.json" <<MEOF
 }
 MEOF
 if command -v cosign &>/dev/null; then
-    COSIGN_PASSWORD="" cosign sign-blob --yes --key "$fixture/contract-test.key" \
+    COSIGN_PASSWORD="" cosign sign-blob --yes --tlog-upload=false --key "$fixture/contract-test.key" \
         --output-signature "$fixture/server-monitor-manager-manifest.sig" \
         "$fixture/server-monitor-manager-manifest.json"
     if SMM_TEST_PUBKEY="$fixture/contract-test.pub" \
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap/test-release-contract.sh b/tests/bootstrap/test-release-contract.sh
index 4f9cd4e..98c326c 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap/test-release-contract.sh
+++ b/tests/bootstrap/test-release-contract.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ grep -Fq 'server-monitor-manager-bootstrap-manifest.json' "$manifest_test"
 grep -Fq 'SMM_ALLOW_UNSIGNED=1' "$manifest_test"
 grep -Fq 'SMM_ALLOW_UNSIGNED=0' "$manifest_test"
 grep -Fq -- '--tlog-upload=false' "$manifest_test"
+grep -Fq -- '--tlog-upload=false' "$root/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh"
+grep -Fq 'server-monitor-manager-manifest.pem' "$root/tests/bootstrap/test-bootstrap-contract.sh"
 grep -Fq -- '--insecure-ignore-tlog' "$root/deploy/ochenstarik-server-monitor-manager.sh"
 grep -Fq 'verify_args=(--certificate "$certificate" --certificate-oidc-issuer "$COSIGN_ISSUER" --certificate-identity-regexp "$COSIGN_IDENTITY_REGEXP")' "$root/deploy/ochenstarik-server-monitor-manager.sh"
 grep -Fq 'verify-manifest MANIFEST SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE' "$root/deploy/ochenstarik-server-monitor-manager.sh"