diff --git a/lemur/certificates/cli.py b/lemur/certificates/cli.py
index b883dee0..f23948be 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/cli.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/cli.py
@@ -735,3 +735,45 @@ def automatically_enable_autorotate():
                                   })
         cert.rotation = True
         database.update(cert)
+
+
+@manager.command
+def deactivate_entrust_certificates():
+    """
+    Attempt to deactivate test certificates issued by Entrust
+    """
+
+    log_data = {
+        "function": f"{__name__}.{sys._getframe().f_code.co_name}",
+        "message": "Deactivating Entrust certificates"
+    }
+
+    certificates = get_all_valid_certs(['entrust-issuer'])
+    entrust_plugin = plugins.get('entrust-issuer')
+    for cert in certificates:
+        try:
+            response = entrust_plugin.deactivate_certificate(cert)
+            if response == 200:
+                cert.status = "revoked"
+            else:
+                cert.status = "unknown"
+
+            log_data["valid"] = cert.status
+            log_data["certificate_name"] = cert.name
+            log_data["certificate_id"] = cert.id
+            metrics.send(
+                "certificate_deactivate",
+                "counter",
+                1,
+                metric_tags={"status": log_data["valid"],
+                             "certificate_name": log_data["certificate_name"],
+                             "certificate_id": log_data["certificate_id"]},
+            )
+            current_app.logger.info(log_data)
+
+            database.update(cert)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            current_app.logger.info(log_data)
+            sentry.captureException()
+            current_app.logger.exception(e)
diff --git a/lemur/certificates/service.py b/lemur/certificates/service.py
index 6d1bd2ac..6daaa641 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/service.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/service.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def get_all_certs():
 
 def get_all_valid_certs(authority_plugin_name):
     """
-    Retrieves all valid (not expired) certificates within Lemur, for the given authority plugin names
+    Retrieves all valid (not expired & not revoked) certificates within Lemur, for the given authority plugin names
     ignored if no authority_plugin_name provided.
 
     Note that depending on the DB size retrieving all certificates might an expensive operation
@@ -116,11 +116,12 @@ def get_all_valid_certs(authority_plugin_name):
         return (
             Certificate.query.outerjoin(Authority, Authority.id == Certificate.authority_id).filter(
                 Certificate.not_after > arrow.now().format("YYYY-MM-DD")).filter(
-                Authority.plugin_name.in_(authority_plugin_name)).all()
+                Authority.plugin_name.in_(authority_plugin_name)).filter(Certificate.revoked.is_(False)).all()
         )
     else:
         return (
-            Certificate.query.filter(Certificate.not_after > arrow.now().format("YYYY-MM-DD")).all()
+            Certificate.query.filter(Certificate.not_after > arrow.now().format("YYYY-MM-DD")).filter(
+                Certificate.revoked.is_(False)).all()
         )
 
 
diff --git a/lemur/common/celery.py b/lemur/common/celery.py
index a490b13b..f9d58bd9 100644
--- a/lemur/common/celery.py
+++ b/lemur/common/celery.py
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ def check_revoked():
 
     log_data = {
         "function": function,
-        "message": "check if any certificates are revoked revoked",
+        "message": "check if any valid certificate is revoked",
         "task_id": task_id,
     }
 
@@ -842,3 +842,39 @@ def enable_autorotate_for_certs_attached_to_endpoint():
     cli_certificate.automatically_enable_autorotate()
     metrics.send(f"{function}.success", "counter", 1)
     return log_data
+
+
+@celery.task(soft_time_limit=3600)
+def deactivate_entrust_test_certificates():
+    """
+    This celery task attempts to deactivate all not yet deactivated Entrust certificates, and should only run in TEST
+    :return:
+    """
+    function = f"{__name__}.{sys._getframe().f_code.co_name}"
+    task_id = None
+    if celery.current_task:
+        task_id = celery.current_task.request.id
+
+    log_data = {
+        "function": function,
+        "message": "deactivate entrust certificates",
+        "task_id": task_id,
+    }
+
+    if task_id and is_task_active(function, task_id, None):
+        log_data["message"] = "Skipping task: Task is already active"
+        current_app.logger.debug(log_data)
+        return
+
+    current_app.logger.debug(log_data)
+    try:
+        cli_certificate.deactivate_entrust_certificates()
+    except SoftTimeLimitExceeded:
+        log_data["message"] = "Time limit exceeded."
+        current_app.logger.error(log_data)
+        sentry.captureException()
+        metrics.send("celery.timeout", "counter", 1, metric_tags={"function": function})
+        return
+
+    metrics.send(f"{function}.success", "counter", 1)
+    return log_data
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_entrust/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_entrust/plugin.py
index 515e2400..0e9f6b7f 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_entrust/plugin.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_entrust/plugin.py
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ def handle_response(my_response):
         "response": d
     }
     current_app.logger.info(log_data)
-    return d
+    if d == {'response': 'No detailed message'}:
+        # status if no data
+        return s
+    else:
+        #  return data from the response
+        return d
 
 
 class EntrustIssuerPlugin(IssuerPlugin):