diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index d11e24c..be00b10 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -579,41 +579,6 @@ ${SPCD_PROJECT_ROOT}$(basename "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}")"
     esac
     spcd_split
     spcd_os_printenv "SPCD_PM"
-    # set package manager variables
-    case "${SPCD_PM}" in
-    "${SPCD_PM_DNF}")
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH="/etc/dnf/dnf.conf.d/https.conf"
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_TEXT="\
-sslverify=False
-"
-        ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_APK}")
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH="/etc/apk/repositories.d/https"
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_TEXT="\
---no-verify
-"
-        ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_PACMAN}")
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH="/etc/pacman.d/https.conf"
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_TEXT="\
-SSLVerify = No
-"
-        ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_APT}")
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH="/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/https"
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_TEXT="\
-Acquire::https::Verify-Peer False;
-"
-        ;;
-    "${SPCD_PM_ZYPPER}")
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH=""
-        SPCD_PM_HTTPS_TEXT="\
-"
-        ;;
-    *) ;;
-    esac
-    spcd_split
-    spcd_os_printenv "SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH"
     # specific
     case "${SPCD_OS_ID}" in
     "${SPCD_OS_ALMA}")
@@ -968,8 +933,28 @@ Dir::Etc::SourceParts \"\";
 spcd_packages_trust_https() {
     spcd_step "Trust HTTPS"
     if [ -n "${SPCD_CA_1}" ] || [ "${SPCD_PM}" = "${SPCD_PM_APT}" ]; then
-        spcd_os_mkdir "$(dirname "${SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH}")"
-        spcd_os_write "${SPCD_PM_HTTPS_PATH}" "${SPCD_PM_HTTPS_TEXT}"
+        spcd_pth__path="$(spcd_https_path)"
+        if [ -n "${spcd_pth__path}" ]; then
+            spcd_os_mkdir "$(dirname "${spcd_pth__path}")"
+            case "${SPCD_PM}" in
+            "${SPCD_PM_APK}") spcd_pth__text="\
+--no-verify
+" ;;
+            "${SPCD_PM_APT}") spcd_pth__text="\
+Acquire::https::Verify-Peer False;
+" ;;
+            "${SPCD_PM_DNF}") spcd_pth__text="\
+sslverify=False
+" ;;
+            "${SPCD_PM_PACMAN}") spcd_pth__text="\
+SSLVerify = No
+" ;;
+            "${SPCD_PM_ZYPPER}") ;;
+            *) ;;
+            esac
+            [ -n "${spcd_pth__text}" ] &&
+                spcd_os_write "${spcd_pth__path}" "${spcd_pth__text}"
+        fi
     fi
 }