# Error: with cert\_issuer -c conf.ini(AttributeError: ‘CertificateBatchHandler’ object has no attribute 'certificates\_to\_issue’)

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**Category:** Technical\
**Created:** [June 14, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/error-with-cert-issuer-c-conf-ini-attributeerror-certificatebatchhandler-object-has-no-attribute-certificates-to-issue/3209 "2022-06-14T05:21:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![lemoustachiste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lemoustachiste](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/lemoustachiste)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/error-with-cert-issuer-c-conf-ini-attributeerror-certificatebatchhandler-object-has-no-attribute-certificates-to-issue/3209/2 "2022-06-15T15:51:29Z")

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This error has been reported before: [AttributeError: 'CertificateBatchHandler' object has no attribute 'certificates\_to\_issue' - #3 by osheenchavhan](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/attributeerror-certificatebatchhandler-object-has-no-attribute-certificates-to-issue/1183/3)

Bascially you should ensure that you have certificates in the dir you defined here:

`unsigned_certificates_dir=./data/unsigned_certificates`

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