diff --git a/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml b/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
index d40a3740d..407c70a3d 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     ETCDCTL_API: 3
     ETCDCTL_CERT: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
   retries: 3
   register: etcd_backup_v3_command
   until: etcd_backup_v3_command.rc == 0
diff --git a/roles/etcd/tasks/configure.yml b/roles/etcd/tasks/configure.yml
index 674d202e0..ded28fc60 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
 
 - name: Configure | Check if etcd-events cluster is healthy
   shell: "{{ bin_dir }}/etcdctl --endpoints={{ etcd_events_access_addresses }} cluster-health | grep -q 'cluster is healthy'"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
 
 - include_tasks: refresh_config.yml
   when: is_etcd_master
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
 
 - name: Configure | Check if etcd-events cluster is healthy
   shell: "{{ bin_dir }}/etcdctl --endpoints={{ etcd_events_access_addresses }} cluster-health | grep -q 'cluster is healthy'"
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
 
 - name: Configure | Check if member is in etcd cluster
   shell: "{{ bin_dir }}/etcdctl --no-sync --endpoints={{ etcd_access_addresses }} member list | grep -q {{ etcd_access_address }}"
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
 
 - name: Configure | Check if member is in etcd-events cluster
   shell: "{{ bin_dir }}/etcdctl --no-sync --endpoints={{ etcd_events_access_addresses }} member list | grep -q {{ etcd_access_address }}"
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
 
 - name: Configure | Join member(s) to etcd cluster one at a time
   include_tasks: join_etcd_member.yml
diff --git a/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd_member.yml b/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd_member.yml
index 60cfd16cd..0aad02049 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd_member.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd_member.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"
 
 - include_tasks: refresh_config.yml
   vars:
@@ -34,3 +35,4 @@
   environment:
     ETCDCTL_CERT_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}.pem"
     ETCDCTL_KEY_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/admin-{{ inventory_hostname }}-key.pem"
+    ETCDCTL_CA_FILE: "{{ etcd_cert_dir }}/ca.pem"