diff --git a/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/certificate_retriever.rs b/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/certificate_retriever.rs
index 77866c2bf1..53e34f1269 100644
--- a/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/certificate_retriever.rs
+++ b/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/certificate_retriever.rs
@@ -5,16 +5,13 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{entities::Certificate, StdError};
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-use mockall::automock;
-
 /// [CertificateRetriever] related errors.
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 #[error("Error when retrieving certificate")]
 pub struct CertificateRetrieverError(#[source] pub StdError);
 
 /// CertificateRetriever is in charge of retrieving a [Certificate] given its hash
-#[cfg_attr(test, automock)]
+#[cfg_attr(test, mockall::automock)]
 #[cfg_attr(target_family = "wasm", async_trait(?Send))]
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_family = "wasm"), async_trait)]
 pub trait CertificateRetriever: Sync + Send {
diff --git a/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/fake_certificate_retriever.rs b/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/fake_certificate_retriever.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0ca31d21a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/fake_certificate_retriever.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//! A module used for a fake implementation of a certificate chain retriever
+//!
+
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+use crate::entities::Certificate;
+
+use super::{CertificateRetriever, CertificateRetrieverError};
+
+/// A fake [CertificateRetriever] that returns a [Certificate] given its hash
+pub struct FakeCertificaterRetriever {
+    certificates_map: RwLock<HashMap<String, Certificate>>,
+}
+
+impl FakeCertificaterRetriever {
+    /// Create a new [FakeCertificaterRetriever]
+    pub fn from_certificates(certificates: &[Certificate]) -> Self {
+        let certificates_map = certificates
+            .iter()
+            .map(|certificate| (certificate.hash.clone(), certificate.clone()))
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+        let certificates_map = RwLock::new(certificates_map);
+
+        Self { certificates_map }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl CertificateRetriever for FakeCertificaterRetriever {
+    async fn get_certificate_details(
+        &self,
+        certificate_hash: &str,
+    ) -> Result<Certificate, CertificateRetrieverError> {
+        let certificates_map = self.certificates_map.read().await;
+        certificates_map
+            .get(certificate_hash)
+            .cloned()
+            .ok_or_else(|| CertificateRetrieverError(anyhow!("Certificate not found")))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::test_utils::fake_data;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn fake_certificate_retriever_retrieves_existing_certificate() {
+        let certificate = fake_data::certificate("certificate-hash-123".to_string());
+        let certificate_hash = certificate.hash.clone();
+        let certificate_retriever =
+            FakeCertificaterRetriever::from_certificates(&[certificate.clone()]);
+
+        let retrieved_certificate = certificate_retriever
+            .get_certificate_details(&certificate_hash)
+            .await
+            .expect("Should retrieve certificate");
+
+        assert_eq!(retrieved_certificate, certificate);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_fake_certificate_fails_retrieving_unknow_certificate() {
+        let certificate = fake_data::certificate("certificate-hash-123".to_string());
+        let certificate_retriever = FakeCertificaterRetriever::from_certificates(&[certificate]);
+
+        let retrieved_certificate = certificate_retriever
+            .get_certificate_details("certificate-hash-not-found")
+            .await;
+
+        retrieved_certificate.expect_err("get_certificate_details shoudl fail");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/mod.rs b/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/mod.rs
index 07ce00ab5c..dda71e61ff 100644
--- a/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/mod.rs
+++ b/mithril-common/src/certificate_chain/mod.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 mod certificate_genesis;
 mod certificate_retriever;
 mod certificate_verifier;
+cfg_test_tools! {
+    mod fake_certificate_retriever;
+}
 
 pub use certificate_genesis::CertificateGenesisProducer;
 pub use certificate_retriever::{CertificateRetriever, CertificateRetrieverError};
 pub use certificate_verifier::{
     CertificateVerifier, CertificateVerifierError, MithrilCertificateVerifier,
 };
+
+cfg_test_tools! {
+    pub use fake_certificate_retriever::FakeCertificaterRetriever;
+}