diff --git a/databases.go b/databases.go
index fba395c7..8384bad7 100644
--- a/databases.go
+++ b/databases.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ type Database struct {
 
 // DatabaseCA represents a database ca.
 type DatabaseCA struct {
-	Certificate string `json:"certificate"`
+	Certificate []byte `json:"certificate"`
 }
 
 // DatabaseConnection represents a database connection
diff --git a/databases_test.go b/databases_test.go
index 7599e3ea..f5efa6b9 100644
--- a/databases_test.go
+++ b/databases_test.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestDatabases_GetCA(t *testing.T) {
 	body := `
 {
   "ca": {
-    "certificate": "fake_ca_cert"
+    "certificate": "ZmFrZQpjYQpjZXJ0"
   }
 }
 `
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestDatabases_GetCA(t *testing.T) {
 
 	got, _, err := client.Databases.GetCA(ctx, dbID)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, &DatabaseCA{Certificate: "fake_ca_cert"}, got)
+	require.Equal(t, &DatabaseCA{Certificate: []byte("fake\nca\ncert")}, got)
 }
 
 func TestDatabases_Create(t *testing.T) {