diff --git a/local_testing/delete_infra.sh b/local_testing/delete_infra.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1a99f72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local_testing/delete_infra.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Variables
+REGION="us-west-2" # Preferred AWS region
+
+runtimes=("python3.11" "python3.12")
+architectures=("x86_64" "arm64")
+
+for arch in "${architectures[@]}"; do
+    for runtime in "${runtimes[@]}"; do
+        FUNCTION_NAME_SUFFIX="${arch}_${runtime//./}" 
+        FUNCTION_NAME="NR_EXTENSION_TEST_LAMBDA_${FUNCTION_NAME_SUFFIX}"
+        if aws lambda delete-function --function-name "$FUNCTION_NAME" --region "$REGION"; then
+            echo "Successfully deleted $FUNCTION_NAME"
+        else
+            echo "Failed to delete $FUNCTION_NAME"
+        fi
+    done
+done
diff --git a/local_testing/environment.json b/local_testing/environment.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3015d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local_testing/environment.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "Variables": {
+        "NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID": "",
+        "NEW_RELIC_EXTENSION_SEND_FUNCTION_LOGS": "",
+        "NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_EXTENSION_ENABLED": "",
+        "NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_HANDLER": "lambda_function.lambda_handler",
+        "NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY": "",
+        "NEW_RELIC_LOG_ENDPOINT": "",
+        "NEW_RELIC_TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT": ""
+    }
+}
diff --git a/local_testing/test.sh b/local_testing/test.sh
index f15cd51..6c50a47 100755
--- a/local_testing/test.sh
+++ b/local_testing/test.sh
@@ -7,20 +7,13 @@ REGION="us-west-2" # Preferred AWS region
 TRUST_POLICY="trust-policy.json"
 lambda_result_file="lambda_output.txt"
 
-NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID="${NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID}"
-NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_EXTENSION_ENABLED="True"
-NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_HANDLER="${NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_HANDLER}"
-NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY_SECRET="${NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY_SECRET}"
-NEW_RELIC_LOG_ENDPOINT="${NEW_RELIC_LOG_ENDPOINT}"
-NEW_RELIC_TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT="${NEW_RELIC_TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT}"
-
 source nr_tmp_env.sh
 
 zip function.zip function.py
 
 role_exists=$(aws iam get-role --role-name "$ROLE_NAME" --query 'Role.Arn' --output text --region "$REGION" 2>&1)
 if [[ $role_exists == arn:aws:iam::* ]]; then
-    echo "IAM role already exists."
+    echo "IAM role $ROLE_NAME already exists."
     EXECUTION_ROLE_ARN=$role_exists
 else
     EXECUTION_ROLE_ARN=$(aws iam create-role --role-name "$ROLE_NAME" --assume-role-policy-document "file://$TRUST_POLICY" --query 'Role.Arn' --output text --region "$REGION")
@@ -65,7 +58,7 @@ for arch in "${architectures[@]}"; do
                 --architectures "$arch" \
                 --role "$EXECUTION_ROLE_ARN" \
                 --layers "$final_layer_arn" \
-                --environment Variables="{NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID=$NEW_RELIC_ACCOUNT_ID,NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_EXTENSION_ENABLED=$NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_EXTENSION_ENABLED,NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_HANDLER=$NEW_RELIC_LAMBDA_HANDLER,NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY_SECRET=$NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY_SECRET,NEW_RELIC_LOG_ENDPOINT=$NEW_RELIC_LOG_ENDPOINT,NEW_RELIC_TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT=$NEW_RELIC_TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT}" \
+                --environment file://environment.json \
                 --query 'FunctionArn' \
                 --output text \
                 --region "$REGION")