diff --git a/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf b/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf
index be43b4c52f8..4b43c2a869a 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ module "lambda_backup" {
   source = "./module/lambda"
 
 backup_policy_name = "${local.application_name}-lambda-instance-policy"
-source_file   = ["dbsnapshot.js","deletesnapshots.py","dbconnect.js"]
-output_path   = ["snapshotDBFunction.zip","deletesnapshotFunction.zip","connectDBFunction.zip"]
-filename      = ["snapshotDBFunction.zip", "deletesnapshotFunction.zip","connectDBFunction.zip"]
-function_name = ["snapshotDBFunction","deletesnapshotFunction","connectDBFunction"]
-handler       = ["snapshot/dbsnapshot.handler","deletesnapshots.lambda_handler","ssh/dbconnect.handler"]
+source_file   = local.dbsourcefiles
+output_path   = local.zipfiles
+filename      = local.zipfiles
+function_name = local.functions
+handler       = [local.local.dbsnaphandler, local.local.deletesnaphandler, local.local.connecthandler]
 role = module.iambackup.backuprole
-runtime = [ "nodejs18.x","python3.8","nodejs18.x"]
+runtime = [ local.nodejsversion, local.local.pythonversion, local.local.nodejsversion ]
 
 
 
diff --git a/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf b/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf
index a7454414911..2e9ec147427 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf
@@ -1 +1,25 @@
 #### This file can be used to store locals specific to the member account ####
+locals {
+  #js FIles
+  dbsourcefiles = var.source_file
+ 
+  
+  #ZIP FILES Below
+  zipfiles = var.output_path
+
+  #Functions
+ functions = var.function_name
+
+  #Handlers
+  dbsnaphandler= "snapshot/dbsnapshot.handler"
+  deletesnaphandler= "deletesnapshots.lambda_handler"
+  connecthandler= "ssh/dbconnect.handler"
+
+  #Runtime
+  nodejsversion= "nodejs18.x"
+  pythonversion= "python3.8"
+
+
+
+
+}
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diff --git a/terraform/environments/apex/variables.tf b/terraform/environments/apex/variables.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5a9ead4a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/environments/apex/variables.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+variable "source_file" {
+  type        = list(any)
+  default     = ["dbsnapshot.js","deletesnapshots.py","dbconnect.js"]                    
+}
+
+variable "output_path" {
+  type        = list(any)
+  default     = ["snapshotDBFunction.zip","deletesnapshotFunction.zip","connectDBFunction.zip"]       
+}
+
+variable "filename" {
+  type    = list(any)
+  default = ["snapshotDBFunction.zip", "deletesnapshotFunction.zip","connectDBFunction.zip"]
+}
+
+variable "function_name" {
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = ["snapshotDBFunction","deletesnapshotFunction","connectDBFunction"]
+}
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