diff --git a/coordinator/userapi.go b/coordinator/userapi.go
index cd4748106..f2513c057 100644
--- a/coordinator/userapi.go
+++ b/coordinator/userapi.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (s *userAPIServer) GetManifests(_ context.Context, _ *userapi.GetManifestsR
 		Manifests:       manifestBytes,
 		Policies:        policySliceToBytesSlice(policies),
 		CoordinatorRoot: s.caChainGetter.GetCoordinatorRootCert(),
-		MeshRoot:        s.caChainGetter.GetIntermCert(),
+		MeshRoot:        s.caChainGetter.GetMeshRootCert(),
 	}
 
 	s.logger.Info("GetManifest succeeded")
diff --git a/coordinator/userapi_test.go b/coordinator/userapi_test.go
index 29eb5fc82..bf8ba0a83 100644
--- a/coordinator/userapi_test.go
+++ b/coordinator/userapi_test.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestGetManifests(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			require.NoError(err)
 			assert.Equal([]byte("root"), resp.CoordinatorRoot)
-			assert.Equal([]byte("inter"), resp.MeshRoot)
+			assert.Equal([]byte("mesh"), resp.MeshRoot)
 			assert.Len(resp.Policies, len(tc.policyStoreContent))
 		})
 	}