diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/service/audits/accessPatterns.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/service/audits/accessPatterns.js
index 7f88103a..7c23dd31 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/service/audits/accessPatterns.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/service/audits/accessPatterns.js
@@ -65,17 +65,12 @@ export const getAuditForSite = async (
   auditType,
   auditedAt,
 ) => {
-  const audit = await dynamoClient.query({
-    TableName: config.tableNameAudits,
-    KeyConditionExpression: 'siteId = :siteId AND SK = :sk',
-    ExpressionAttributeValues: {
-      ':siteId': siteId,
-      ':sk': `${auditType}#${auditedAt}`,
-    },
-    Limit: 1,
+  const audit = await dynamoClient.getItem(config.tableNameAudits, {
+    siteId,
+    SK: `${auditType}#${auditedAt}`,
   });
 
-  return audit.length > 0 ? AuditDto.fromDynamoItem(audit[0]) : null;
+  return audit ? AuditDto.fromDynamoItem(audit) : null;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -158,7 +153,7 @@ export const getLatestAuditForSite = async (
 ) => {
   const latestAudit = await dynamoClient.query({
     TableName: config.tableNameLatestAudits,
-    KeyConditionExpression: 'siteId = :siteId AND begins_with(auditType, :auditType)',
+    KeyConditionExpression: 'siteId = :siteId AND auditType = :auditType',
     ExpressionAttributeValues: {
       ':siteId': siteId,
       ':auditType': `${auditType}`,
diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/service/audits/index.test.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/service/audits/index.test.js
index a671271c..5257c6d4 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/service/audits/index.test.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/service/audits/index.test.js
@@ -110,13 +110,14 @@ describe('Audit Access Pattern Tests', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       mockDynamoClient = {
         query: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve([])),
+        getItem: sinon.stub().resolves(),
       };
       mockLog = { log: sinon.stub() };
       exportedFunctions = auditFunctions(mockDynamoClient, TEST_DA_CONFIG, mockLog);
     });
 
     it('successfully retrieves an audit for a site', async () => {
-      const mockAuditData = [{
+      const mockAuditData = {
         siteId: 'siteId',
         auditType: 'lhs-mobile',
         auditedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -129,21 +130,21 @@ describe('Audit Access Pattern Tests', () => {
           },
         },
         fullAuditRef: 'https://someurl.com',
-      }];
-      mockDynamoClient.query.returns(Promise.resolve(mockAuditData));
+      };
+      mockDynamoClient.getItem.resolves(mockAuditData);
 
       const result = await exportedFunctions.getAuditForSite('siteId', 'auditType', 'auditedAt');
       expect(result).to.not.be.null;
       expect(result.getScores()).to.be.an('object');
-      expect(mockDynamoClient.query.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+      expect(mockDynamoClient.getItem.calledOnce).to.be.true;
     });
 
     it('returns null if no audit is found for a site', async () => {
-      mockDynamoClient.query.returns(Promise.resolve([]));
+      mockDynamoClient.getItem.resolves(undefined);
 
       const result = await exportedFunctions.getAuditForSite('siteId', 'auditType', 'auditedAt');
       expect(result).to.be.null;
-      expect(mockDynamoClient.query.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+      expect(mockDynamoClient.getItem.calledOnce).to.be.true;
     });
   });
 
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ describe('Audit Access Pattern Tests', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       mockDynamoClient = {
         query: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve([])),
+        getItem: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve()),
         putItem: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve()),
         removeItem: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve()),
       };
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ describe('Audit Access Pattern Tests', () => {
     });
 
     it('throws an error if audit already exists', async () => {
-      mockDynamoClient.query.returns(Promise.resolve([auditData]));
+      mockDynamoClient.getItem.resolves(auditData);
 
       await expect(exportedFunctions.addAudit(auditData)).to.be.rejectedWith('Audit already exists');
     });