diff --git a/modules/route-proxy/module.json b/modules/route-proxy/module.json
index 3e24339..94c0d2e 100644
--- a/modules/route-proxy/module.json
+++ b/modules/route-proxy/module.json
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
     "route": "/var/lib/route-proxy/routes/mesh.json"
   },
   "requires": [
-    "acme-ca"
+    "acme-ca",
+    "internal-acme-ca"
   ],
   "binds": {
-    "acme-ca": "/var/lib/route-proxy/acme-ca.json"
+    "acme-ca": "/var/lib/route-proxy/acme-ca.json",
+    "internal-acme-ca": "/var/lib/route-proxy/internal-acme-ca.json"
   },
   "listens": [
     {
@@ -69,6 +71,13 @@
       "mode": "0600",
       "content": "ACME_DIRECTORY=https://${bound:acme-ca:at}:${bound:acme-ca:port}${bound:acme-ca:path}\nACME_ROOTS=https://${bound:acme-ca:at}:${bound:acme-ca:port}${bound:acme-ca:roots}\nACME_ROOTS_PATH=${bound:acme-ca:roots}\n"
     },
+    {
+      "id": "internal-acme-env",
+      "type": "file",
+      "path": "/var/lib/route-proxy/internal-acme.env",
+      "mode": "0600",
+      "content": "INTERNAL_ACME_DIRECTORY=https://${bound:internal-acme-ca:at}:${bound:internal-acme-ca:port}${bound:internal-acme-ca:path}\nINTERNAL_ACME_ROOTS=https://${bound:internal-acme-ca:at}:${bound:internal-acme-ca:port}${bound:internal-acme-ca:roots}\nINTERNAL_ACME_ROOTS_PATH=${bound:internal-acme-ca:roots}\n"
+    },
     {
       "id": "trust",
       "type": "container",
@@ -91,6 +100,28 @@
         "acme-env"
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "id": "internal-trust",
+      "type": "container",
+      "name": "route-proxy-internal-trust",
+      "artifact": "trust",
+      "run-once": true,
+      "network": "host",
+      "env-file": [
+        "/var/lib/route-proxy/internal-acme.env"
+      ],
+      "volumes": [
+        "/var/lib/route-proxy/ca:/ca"
+      ],
+      "args": [
+        "sh",
+        "-c",
+        "if [ -z \"$INTERNAL_ACME_ROOTS_PATH\" ]; then cp /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /ca/internal-root.crt; exit 0; fi; for i in $(seq 1 60); do wget -q -T 10 --no-check-certificate -O /ca/internal-root.crt \"$INTERNAL_ACME_ROOTS\" && grep -q 'BEGIN CERTIFICATE' /ca/internal-root.crt && exit 0; sleep 2; done; echo \"the authority at $INTERNAL_ACME_ROOTS did not serve its roots within two minutes\" >&2; exit 1"
+      ],
+      "restart-on": [
+        "internal-acme-env"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "id": "server",
       "type": "container",
@@ -98,7 +129,8 @@
       "artifact": "server",
       "network": "host",
       "env-file": [
-        "/var/lib/route-proxy/acme.env"
+        "/var/lib/route-proxy/acme.env",
+        "/var/lib/route-proxy/internal-acme.env"
       ],
       "volumes": [
         "/var/lib/route-proxy/routes:/routes:ro",
@@ -110,11 +142,14 @@
         "LISTEN": ":80",
         "TLS_LISTEN": ":443",
         "ACME_CACHE": "/acme",
-        "ACME_CA_BUNDLE": "/ca/root.crt"
+        "ACME_CA_BUNDLE": "/ca/root.crt",
+        "INTERNAL_ACME_CA_BUNDLE": "/ca/internal-root.crt"
       },
       "restart-on": [
         "trust",
-        "acme-env"
+        "acme-env",
+        "internal-trust",
+        "internal-acme-env"
       ]
     }
   ],
diff --git a/modules/step-ca/module.json b/modules/step-ca/module.json
index 31cc53a..d73f612 100644
--- a/modules/step-ca/module.json
+++ b/modules/step-ca/module.json
@@ -8,12 +8,20 @@
     {
       "name": "acme-ca",
       "scope": "mesh"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "internal-acme-ca",
+      "scope": "mesh"
     }
   ],
   "serves": {
     "acme-ca": {
       "path": "/acme/acme/directory",
       "roots": "/roots.pem"
+    },
+    "internal-acme-ca": {
+      "path": "/acme/acme/directory",
+      "roots": "/roots.pem"
     }
   },
   "listens": [