diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml
index 7178b1b33..122cbe4bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build backend and copy zip to S3
         run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64 }}" | base64 -d > temp.json
-          sed -i "s/RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64/$(sed 's:/:\\/:g' temp.json)/g" utils/helper.go
-          rm temp.json
           apt-get update && apt-get install -y zip
           GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o main main.go
           zip canopas_serverless_dev_${{ github.sha }}.zip main
@@ -59,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
             DbPort=${{ secrets.DB_PORT }},
             DbName=${{ secrets.DB_NAME }},
             BlogDbName=${{ secrets.BLOG_DB_NAME }},
+            RecaptchaConfigJSONBase64=${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64 }},
             RecaptchaSiteKey=${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY }},
             RecaptchaProjectId=${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_PROJECT_ID }},
             JobsSpreadsheetId=${{ secrets.JOBS_SPREADSHEET_ID }},
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
             ResourcesURL=${{secrets.RESOURCES_URL}},
             LambdaBucket=canopas-lambda-handlers, 
             LambdaUrl=canopas_serverless_dev_${{ github.sha }}.zip,
-            LambdaTimeout=10, 
             LambdaRoleName=canopas-dev-lambda-role,
             LambdaName=canopas-dev-lambda-function, 
             ApiGatewayName=canopas-dev-lambda-api,
diff --git a/infrastructure/backend.yml b/infrastructure/backend.yml
index fe64b9c08..fd12cea61 100644
--- a/infrastructure/backend.yml
+++ b/infrastructure/backend.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ Parameters:
   BlogDbName:
     Type: String
     Description: Postgres blog database name.
+  RecaptchaConfigJSONBase64:
+    Type: String
+    Description: Recaptcha enterprise credentials in base64 format
   RecaptchaSiteKey:
     Type: String
     Description: Use to verify recpatcha token.
@@ -76,9 +79,6 @@ Parameters:
   LambdaUrl:
     Type: String
     Description: Path of lambda
-  LambdaTimeout:
-    Type: Number
-    Description: Timeout for lambda function
   LambdaRoleName:
     Type: String
     Description: Name of the lambda role
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Resources:
       Handler: main
       MemorySize: 256
       Timeout:
-        Fn::Sub: ${LambdaTimeout}
+        Fn::Sub: 10
       Role:
         Fn::GetAtt: "LambdaExecutionRole.Arn"
       VpcConfig:
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ Resources:
             Fn::Sub: ${DbName}
           BLOG_DB_NAME:
             Fn::Sub: ${BlogDbName}
+          RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64:
+            Fn::Sub: ${RecaptchaConfigJSONBase64}
           RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY:
             Fn::Sub: ${RecaptchaSiteKey}
           RECAPTCHA_PROJECT_ID:
diff --git a/utils/helper.go b/utils/helper.go
index 93664b199..0911662c8 100755
--- a/utils/helper.go
+++ b/utils/helper.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import (
 	recaptchapb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/cloud/recaptchaenterprise/v1"
 )
 
-const recaptchaBase64 = "RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64"
-
 type utilsRepository struct{}
 type UtilsRepository interface {
 	SendEmail(*ses.SendEmailInput, *ses.SendRawEmailInput) int
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ func (repo *utilsRepository) VerifyRecaptcha(token string) (bool, error) {
 	//create recaptcha assessment and verify token
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	credBytes, err := b64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(recaptchaBase64)
+	credBytes, err := b64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(os.Getenv("RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 		return false, err