diff --git a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/main.tf b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/main.tf
index 4b440b97b1a..0a132462f11 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/main.tf
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ resource "aws_dms_endpoint" "dms-s3-target-source" {
     content {
       map_boolean_as_boolean       = true
       fail_tasks_on_lob_truncation = true
-      heartbeat_enable             = true
-      heartbeat_frequency          = 5
+      heartbeat_enable             = var.source_postgres_heartbeat_enable
+      heartbeat_frequency          = var.source_postgres_heartbeat_frequency
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/variables.tf b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/variables.tf
index a27b4da5ffe..9abe84a5b43 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/dms_s3_v2/variables.tf
@@ -270,6 +270,18 @@ variable "source_ssl_mode" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "source_postgres_heartbeat_enable" {
+  default     = true
+  description = "Only used for Postgres sources. The write-ahead log (WAL) heartbeat feature mimics a dummy transaction. By doing this, it prevents idle logical replication slots from holding onto old WAL logs, which can result in storage full situations on the source."
+  type        = bool
+}
+
+variable "source_postgres_heartbeat_frequency" {
+  default     = 5
+  description = "Only used for Postgres sources.  Sets the WAL heartbeat frequency (in minutes)."
+  type        = number
+}
+
 variable "bucket_name" {
   type    = string
   default = ""
diff --git a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/endpoints.tf b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/endpoints.tf
index c02a86a5962..64ba38f8996 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/endpoints.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/endpoints.tf
@@ -2,24 +2,26 @@
 module "dms_endpoints" {
   source = "../../dms_s3_v2"
 
-  setup_dms_endpoints       = var.setup_dms_endpoints
-  setup_dms_iam             = var.setup_dms_iam
-  setup_dms_source_endpoint = var.setup_dms_source_endpoint
-  setup_dms_s3_endpoint     = var.setup_dms_s3_endpoint
-  source_engine_name        = var.source_engine_name
-  dms_source_name           = var.dms_source_name
-  dms_target_name           = var.dms_target_name
-  project_id                = var.project_id
-  env                       = var.env # common
-  short_name                = var.short_name
-  source_db_name            = var.source_db_name
-  source_app_username       = var.source_app_username
-  source_app_password       = var.source_app_password
-  source_address            = var.source_address
-  source_ssl_mode           = var.source_ssl_mode
-  source_db_port            = var.source_db_port
-  extra_attributes          = var.extra_attributes
-  bucket_name               = var.bucket_name
+  setup_dms_endpoints                 = var.setup_dms_endpoints
+  setup_dms_iam                       = var.setup_dms_iam
+  setup_dms_source_endpoint           = var.setup_dms_source_endpoint
+  setup_dms_s3_endpoint               = var.setup_dms_s3_endpoint
+  source_engine_name                  = var.source_engine_name
+  dms_source_name                     = var.dms_source_name
+  dms_target_name                     = var.dms_target_name
+  project_id                          = var.project_id
+  env                                 = var.env # common
+  short_name                          = var.short_name
+  source_db_name                      = var.source_db_name
+  source_app_username                 = var.source_app_username
+  source_app_password                 = var.source_app_password
+  source_address                      = var.source_address
+  source_ssl_mode                     = var.source_ssl_mode
+  source_db_port                      = var.source_db_port
+  extra_attributes                    = var.extra_attributes
+  bucket_name                         = var.bucket_name
+  source_postgres_heartbeat_enable    = var.source_postgres_heartbeat_enable
+  source_postgres_heartbeat_frequency = var.source_postgres_heartbeat_frequency
 
   tags = var.tags
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/variables.tf b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/variables.tf
index a2dc57b6c98..6d4af5e591c 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/digital-prison-reporting/modules/domains/dms-endpoints/variables.tf
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ variable "source_ssl_mode" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "source_postgres_heartbeat_enable" {
+  default     = true
+  description = "Only used for Postgres sources. The write-ahead log (WAL) heartbeat feature mimics a dummy transaction. By doing this, it prevents idle logical replication slots from holding onto old WAL logs, which can result in storage full situations on the source."
+  type        = bool
+}
+
+variable "source_postgres_heartbeat_frequency" {
+  default     = 5
+  description = "Only used for Postgres sources.  Sets the WAL heartbeat frequency (in minutes)."
+  type        = number
+}
+
 variable "bucket_name" {
   type = string
 }