diff --git a/matter_server/server/const.py b/matter_server/server/const.py
index 8cca3cf..43f02f5 100644
--- a/matter_server/server/const.py
+++ b/matter_server/server/const.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ DATA_MODEL_SCHEMA_VERSION = 6
 # Keep default location inherited from early version of the Python
 # bindings.
 DEFAULT_PAA_ROOT_CERTS_DIR: Final[pathlib.Path] = (
+    pathlib.Path("@paacerts@"))
+(
     pathlib.Path(__file__)
     .parent.resolve()
     .parent.resolve()
diff --git a/matter_server/server/helpers/paa_certificates.py b/matter_server/server/helpers/paa_certificates.py
index e530838..fdd6025 100644
--- a/matter_server/server/helpers/paa_certificates.py
+++ b/matter_server/server/helpers/paa_certificates.py
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ async def fetch_dcl_certificates(
     fetch_production_certificates: bool = True,
 ) -> int:
     """Fetch DCL PAA Certificates."""
+    return 0
+
     LOGGER.info("Fetching the latest PAA root certificates from DCL.")
     fetch_count: int = 0
     base_urls = set()
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ async def fetch_dcl_certificates(
 
 async def fetch_git_certificates(paa_root_cert_dir: Path) -> int:
     """Fetch Git PAA Certificates."""
+    return 0
+
     fetch_count = 0
     LOGGER.info("Fetching the latest PAA root certificates from Git.")
 
@@ -159,6 +163,8 @@ async def fetch_certificates(
     fetch_production_certificates: bool = True,
 ) -> int:
     """Fetch PAA Certificates."""
+    return 0
+
     loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
 
     if not paa_root_cert_dir.is_dir():