diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ed8e53..5cd6cd6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+.azure
 .gradle
 test/e2e-test/build/
-bin/
\ No newline at end of file
+bin/
+src/account-service/build/
+src/fraud-service/build/
+src/public-api-service/build/
+src/notification-service/build/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/infra/core/host/aks-managed-cluster.bicep b/infra/core/host/aks-managed-cluster.bicep
index b189af8..f2e0cca 100755
--- a/infra/core/host/aks-managed-cluster.bicep
+++ b/infra/core/host/aks-managed-cluster.bicep
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ param location string = resourceGroup().location
 param tags object = {}
 
 @description('Kubernetes Version')
-param kubernetesVersion string = '1.25.5'
+param kubernetesVersion string = '1.27.1'
 
 @description('Whether RBAC is enabled for local accounts')
 param enableRbac bool = true
diff --git a/src/account-service/local-deploy.sh b/src/account-service/local-deploy.sh
index 198f93d..1c1a5b5 100755
--- a/src/account-service/local-deploy.sh
+++ b/src/account-service/local-deploy.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+set -o errexit
+
 serviceName="account-service"
 version=$(date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S)
 printf "\n🛖  Releasing version: %s\n\n" "${version}"
 
-printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
-kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+# check if service deployment exists on cluster, deleting if it does
+if [ $(kubectl get deployments | grep -c "^${serviceName}") -eq "1" ]; then
+  printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
+  kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+fi
 
 printf "\n🏗️  Building docker image\n\n"
 docker build -t localhost:5001/"${serviceName}":"${version}" .
diff --git a/src/account-service/src/main/java/com/azdaks/accountservice/model/CreateAccountRequest.java b/src/account-service/src/main/java/com/azdaks/accountservice/model/CreateAccountRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e1868e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/account-service/src/main/java/com/azdaks/accountservice/model/CreateAccountRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.azdaks.accountservice.model;
+
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import lombok.extern.jackson.Jacksonized;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+@Jacksonized
+@Builder
+public class CreateAccountRequest {
+    private String owner;
+    private double amount;
+
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Owner: " + owner + ", Amount: " + amount;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/fraud-service/local-deploy.sh b/src/fraud-service/local-deploy.sh
index face237..d7b76a1 100755
--- a/src/fraud-service/local-deploy.sh
+++ b/src/fraud-service/local-deploy.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+set -o errexit
+
 serviceName="fraud-service"
 version=$(date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S)
 printf "\n🛖  Releasing version: %s\n\n" "${version}"
 
-printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
-kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+# check if service deployment exists on cluster, deleting if it does
+if [ $(kubectl get deployments | grep -c "^${serviceName}") -eq "1" ]; then
+  printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
+  kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+fi
 
 printf "\n🏗️  Building docker image\n\n"
 docker build -t localhost:5001/"${serviceName}":"${version}" .
diff --git a/src/notification-service/local-deploy.sh b/src/notification-service/local-deploy.sh
index c227b10..c540b9c 100755
--- a/src/notification-service/local-deploy.sh
+++ b/src/notification-service/local-deploy.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+set -o errexit
+
 serviceName="notification-service"
 version=$(date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S)
 printf "\n🛖  Releasing version: %s\n\n" "${version}"
 
-printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
-kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+# check if service deployment exists on cluster, deleting if it does
+if [ $(kubectl get deployments | grep -c "^${serviceName}") -eq "1" ]; then
+  printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
+  kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+fi
 
 printf "\n🏗️  Building docker image\n\n"
 docker build -t localhost:5001/"${serviceName}":"${version}" .
diff --git a/src/public-api-service/local-deploy.sh b/src/public-api-service/local-deploy.sh
index 90ad54a..e04ee18 100755
--- a/src/public-api-service/local-deploy.sh
+++ b/src/public-api-service/local-deploy.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+set -o errexit
+
 serviceName="public-api-service"
 version=$(date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S)
 printf "\n🛖  Releasing version: %s\n\n" "${version}"
 
-printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
-kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+# check if service deployment exists on cluster, deleting if it does
+if [ $(kubectl get deployments | grep -c "^${serviceName}") -eq "1" ]; then
+  printf "\n☢️  Attempting to delete existing deployment %s\n\n" "${serviceName}"
+  kubectl delete deployment "${serviceName}"
+fi
 
 printf "\n🏗️  Building docker image\n\n"
 docker build -t localhost:5001/"${serviceName}":"${version}" .