diff --git a/.ci/compile.sh b/.ci/compile.sh
index ee846897b..19777aa94 100755
--- a/.ci/compile.sh
+++ b/.ci/compile.sh
@@ -218,21 +218,6 @@ if [[ $RUNNER_OS == macOS ]]; then
     echo "::endgroup::"
   fi
 
-  echo "::group::Signing Certificate"
-  if [[ -n "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME" ]]; then
-    echo "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE" | base64 --decode >"certificate.p12"
-    security create-keychain -p "$MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD" build.keychain
-    security default-keychain -s build.keychain
-    security set-keychain-settings -t 3600 -l build.keychain
-    security unlock-keychain -p "$MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD" build.keychain
-    security import certificate.p12 -k build.keychain -P "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PWD" -T /usr/bin/codesign
-    security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple:,codesign: -s -k "$MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD" build.keychain
-    echo "macOS signing certificate successfully imported and keychain configured."
-  else
-    echo "No signing certificate configured. Skipping set up of keychain in macOS environment."
-  fi
-  echo "::endgroup::"
-
   if [[ $MAKE_PACKAGE ]]; then
     # Workaround https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/7522
     # have hdiutil repeat the command 10 times in hope of success
diff --git a/.ci/sign_macos_bundle.sh b/.ci/sign_macos_bundle.sh
index cf673771c..60ac7b3c7 100755
--- a/.ci/sign_macos_bundle.sh
+++ b/.ci/sign_macos_bundle.sh
@@ -22,23 +22,40 @@ fi
 
 APP_BUNDLE_PATH="$1"
 
-# Verify that the app bundle exists
+# Verify that app bundle exists
 if [[ ! -e "$APP_BUNDLE_PATH" ]]; then
   echo "::error file=$0::App bundle not found at: $APP_BUNDLE_PATH"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
-# Sign the app bundle
+# Configure keychain
+if [[ -n "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE" ]]; then
+  echo "::group::Import certificate"
+  echo "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE" | base64 --decode >"certificate.p12"
+  security create-keychain -p "$MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD" build.keychain
+  security default-keychain -s build.keychain
+  security set-keychain-settings -t 3600 -l build.keychain
+  security unlock-keychain -p "$MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD" build.keychain
+  security import certificate.p12 -k build.keychain -P "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PWD" -T /usr/bin/codesign
+  security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple:,codesign: -s -k "$MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD" build.keychain
+  echo "::endgroup::"
+else
+  echo "::error file=$0::MACOS_CERTIFICATE not set. Can not configure keychain."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Sign app bundle
 if [[ -n "$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME" ]]; then
   echo "::group::Sign app bundle"
   security unlock-keychain -p "$MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD" build.keychain
   /usr/bin/codesign --sign="$MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME" --entitlements=".ci/macos.entitlements" --options=runtime --force --deep --timestamp --verbose "$APP_BUNDLE_PATH"
   echo "::endgroup::"
 else
-  echo "::error file=$0::MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME not set. Can not sign the app bundle."
+  echo "::error file=$0::MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME not set. Can not sign app bundle."
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Notarize the app bundle
+# Notarize app bundle
 if [[ -n "$MACOS_NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID" ]]; then
   echo "::group::Notarize app bundle"
   # Store the notarization credentials so that we can prevent a UI password dialog from blocking the CI
@@ -47,7 +64,7 @@ if [[ -n "$MACOS_NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID" ]]; then
   # We can't notarize an app bundle directly, but we need to compress it as an archive.
   # Therefore, we create a zip file containing our app bundle, so that we can send it to the notarization service
   echo ""
-  echo "Creating temp notarization archive"
+  echo "Creating temp notarization archive..."
   ditto -c -k --keepParent "$APP_BUNDLE_PATH" "notarization.zip"
   
   # Here we send the notarization request to the Apple's Notarization service, waiting for the result.
@@ -63,14 +80,14 @@ if [[ -n "$MACOS_NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID" ]]; then
   echo "Attach staple"
   xcrun stapler staple "$APP_BUNDLE_PATH"
   echo "::endgroup::"
-  
-  echo "::group::Cleanup"
-  # Cleanup keychain and files to avoid leaking credentials
-  echo "Deleting keychain"
-  security delete-keychain build.keychain
-  rm -f certificate.p12 notarization.zip
-  echo "::endgroup::"
 else
-  echo "::error file=$0::MACOS_NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID not set. Can not notarize the app bundle."
+  echo "::error file=$0::MACOS_NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID not set. Can not notarize app bundle."
   exit 1
 fi
+
+echo "::group::Cleanup"
+# Cleanup keychain and files to avoid leaking credentials
+echo "Deleting keychain"
+security delete-keychain build.keychain
+rm -f certificate.p12 notarization.zip
+echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index c6557c54d..acc8266dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -445,10 +445,6 @@ jobs:
           VCPKG_DISABLE_METRICS: 1
           VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: 'clear;files,${{ steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.path }},readwrite'
           # macOS-specific environment variables, will be ignored on Windows
-          MACOS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CERTIFICATE }}
-          MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME }}
-          MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PWD: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PWD }}
-          MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD }}
           DEVELOPER_DIR: '/Applications/Xcode_${{matrix.xcode}}.app/Contents/Developer'
           TARGET_MACOS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.override_target }}
           CCACHE_EVICTION_AGE: ${{ matrix.ccache_eviction_age }}
@@ -477,7 +473,9 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.os == 'macOS'
         shell: bash
         env:
+          MACOS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CERTIFICATE }}
           MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CERTIFICATE_NAME }}
+          MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PWD: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CERTIFICATE_PWD }}
           MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_CI_KEYCHAIN_PWD }}
           MACOS_NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_NOTARIZATION_APPLE_ID }}
           MACOS_NOTARIZATION_PWD: ${{ secrets.PROD_MACOS_NOTARIZATION_PWD }}