diff --git a/ligoauth/migrations/0019_add_mbta_cert.py b/ligoauth/migrations/0019_add_mbta_cert.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Default imports
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from django.db import migrations, models
+from django.conf import settings
+
+ROBOT = {
+    'username': 'MbtaAlert',
+    'newcert': '/C=IT/O=INFN/OU=Service/L=EGO/CN=MbtaAlert/olserver54.virgo.infn.it',
+}
+
+def create_cert(apps, schema_editor):
+    LocalUser = apps.get_model('ligoauth','LocalUser')
+    X509Cert = apps.get_model('ligoauth','X509Cert')
+
+    # Get user
+    user = LocalUser.objects.get(username=ROBOT['username'])
+
+    # create new certificate, add user
+    cert = X509Cert.objects.create(subject=ROBOT['newcert'])
+    cert.users.add(user)
+    cert.save()
+
+def delete_cert(apps, schema_editor):
+    LocalUser = apps.get_model('ligoauth','LocalUser')
+    X509Cert = apps.get_model('ligoauth','X509Cert')
+
+    # Get user
+    user = LocalUser.objects.get(username=ROBOT['username'])
+
+    # Remove new certificate
+    cert = X509Cert.objects.get(subject=ROBOT['newcert'])
+    cert.delete()
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ligoauth', '0018_update_lib_accounts'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(create_cert, delete_cert)
+    ]
+
+# End of file