diff --git a/gracedb/ligoauth/migrations/0053_update_virgodetchar_cert.py b/gracedb/ligoauth/migrations/0053_update_virgodetchar_cert.py
index 6766b15141251cf5a98d95c4f8eebf61cc916a0b..d791b80e08decba08cd62147b926dba829cd90d4 100644
--- a/gracedb/ligoauth/migrations/0053_update_virgodetchar_cert.py
+++ b/gracedb/ligoauth/migrations/0053_update_virgodetchar_cert.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from django.db import migrations
 
 ACCOUNT = {
     'name': 'virgo_detchar',
-    'new_cert': 'DC=org/DC=cilogon/C=US/O=LIGO/OU=Robots/CN=lscgw.virgo.infn.it/CN=Virgodetchar/CN=Nicolas Arnaud/CN=UID:nicolas.arnaud.robot',
+    'new_cert': '/DC=org/DC=cilogon/C=US/O=LIGO/OU=Robots/CN=lscgw.virgo.infn.it/CN=Virgodetchar/CN=Nicolas Arnaud/CN=UID:nicolas.arnaud.robot',
 }