diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 71e698523..237d2ee1b 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ environment:
   nodejs_version: 7
   GH_TOKEN:
     secure: LiI5jyuHUw6XbH4kC3gP1HX4P/v4rwD/gCNtaFhQu2AvJz1/1wALkp5ECnIxRySN
-  key_pass:
-    secure: u6DydPcdrUJlxGL9uc7yQRYG8+5rY6aAEE9nfCSzFyNzZlX9NniOp8Uh5ZKQqX7bGEngLI6ipbLfiJvn0XFnhbn2iTkOuMqOXVJVOehvwlQ=
   pfx_key:
     secure: 1mwqyRy7hDqDjDK+TIAoaXyXzpNgwruFNA6TPkinUcVM7A+NLD33RQLnfnwVy+R5ovD2pUfhQ6+N0Fqebv6tZh436LIEsock+6IOdpgFwrg=
-  # find with: Get-Childitem –Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\" -Include *signtool* -File -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-  SIGNTOOL_PATH: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1A\Bin\signtool.exe
   AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
     secure: iVGwoJ7ogspjSmuqr+haVPLglSgQsp6tUZx6mIlKH7Q=
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
     secure: zKaqdZGPl0exDL5YhJkb33prSemC9Rzg9S7Lw2wFy1WnJ6ffgl6mQH7jqJDUTqsY
+  CSC_LINK: build\lbry3.pfx
+  CSC_KEY_PASSWORD:
+    secure: u6DydPcdrUJlxGL9uc7yQRYG8+5rY6aAEE9nfCSzFyNzZlX9NniOp8Uh5ZKQqX7bGEngLI6ipbLfiJvn0XFnhbn2iTkOuMqOXVJVOehvwlQ=
 
 skip_branch_with_pr: false
 
diff --git a/build/build.ps1 b/build/build.ps1
index 465e43915..3fb9d90b8 100644
--- a/build/build.ps1
+++ b/build/build.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 pip install -r build\requirements.txt
 
+# Decrypt cert
+nuget install secure-file -ExcludeVersion
+secure-file\tools\secure-file -decrypt build\lbry3.pfx.enc -secret "$env:pfx_key"
+
 # Get the latest stable version of Node.js or io.js
 Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
 npm install -g yarn
@@ -21,16 +25,8 @@ Expand-Archive daemon.zip -DestinationPath static\daemon\
 dir static\daemon\ # verify that daemon binary is there
 rm daemon.zip
 
-
 # build electron app
 yarn dist
 dir dist # verify that binary was built/named correctly
 
-
-# sign binary
-nuget install secure-file -ExcludeVersion
-secure-file\tools\secure-file -decrypt build\lbry3.pfx.enc -secret "$env:pfx_key"
-& ${env:SIGNTOOL_PATH} sign /f build\lbry3.pfx /p "$env:key_pass" /tr http://tsa.starfieldtech.com /td SHA256 /fd SHA256 dist\*.exe
-
-
 python build\upload_assets.py