diff --git a/terraform/environments/delius-core/locals_development.tf b/terraform/environments/delius-core/locals_development.tf
index b9712fdb457..7f47f581d43 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/delius-core/locals_development.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/delius-core/locals_development.tf
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ locals {
       rds_engine_version          = "15"
       rds_instance_class          = "db.t3.small"
       rds_allocated_storage       = 30
-      rds_username                = "postgres"
+      rds_username                = "dbadmin"
       rds_port                    = 5432
       rds_license_model           = "postgresql-license"
       rds_deletion_protection     = false
diff --git a/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/gdpr_api_service.tf b/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/gdpr_api_service.tf
index c11877c12e3..5871d6019d2 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/gdpr_api_service.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/gdpr_api_service.tf
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module "gdpr_api_service" {
   rds_backup_retention_period = var.delius_microservice_configs.gdpr_api.rds_backup_retention_period
   rds_backup_window           = var.delius_microservice_configs.gdpr_api.rds_backup_window
   rds_deletion_protection     = var.delius_microservice_configs.gdpr_api.rds_deletion_protection
-  snapshot_identifier         = var.delius_microservice_configs.gdpr_api.snapshot_identifier
+  snapshot_identifier         = data.aws_ssm_parameter.gdpr_api_snapshot_identifier.value
   rds_skip_final_snapshot     = var.delius_microservice_configs.gdpr_api.rds_skip_final_snapshot
 
   container_vars_default = {
@@ -80,3 +80,20 @@ module "gdpr_api_service" {
   frontend_lb_arn_suffix  = aws_lb.delius_core_frontend.arn_suffix
   enable_platform_backups = var.enable_platform_backups
 }
+
+#######################
+#   GDPR API Params   #
+#######################
+
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "gpdr_api_snapshot_identifier" {
+  name  = "/delius-core-${var.env_name}/gdpr-api/snapshot_id"
+  type  = "String"
+  value = "DEFAULT"
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [value]
+  }
+}
+
+data "aws_ssm_parameter" "gdpr_api_snapshot_identifier" {
+  name = aws_ssm_parameter.gpdr_api_snapshot_identifier.name
+}
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diff --git a/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/merge_api_service.tf b/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/merge_api_service.tf
index be24e3e9fac..fe80a83eff5 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/merge_api_service.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/delius-core/modules/delius_environment/merge_api_service.tf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module "merge_api_service" {
   rds_username                = var.delius_microservice_configs.merge_api.rds_username
   rds_license_model           = var.delius_microservice_configs.merge_api.rds_license_model
   rds_deletion_protection     = var.delius_microservice_configs.merge_api.rds_deletion_protection
-  snapshot_identifier         = var.delius_microservice_configs.merge_api.snapshot_identifier
+  snapshot_identifier         = data.aws_ssm_parameter.merge_api_snapshot_identifier.value
   rds_skip_final_snapshot     = var.delius_microservice_configs.merge_api.rds_skip_final_snapshot
   maintenance_window          = var.delius_microservice_configs.merge_api.maintenance_window
   rds_backup_retention_period = var.delius_microservice_configs.merge_api.rds_backup_retention_period
@@ -79,3 +79,20 @@ module "merge_api_service" {
   frontend_lb_arn_suffix  = aws_lb.delius_core_frontend.arn_suffix
   enable_platform_backups = var.enable_platform_backups
 }
+
+#######################
+#   Merge API Params  #
+#######################
+
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "merge_api_snapshot_identifier" {
+  name  = "/delius-core-${var.env_name}/merge-api/snapshot_id"
+  type  = "String"
+  value = "DEFAULT"
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [value]
+  }
+}
+
+data "aws_ssm_parameter" "merge_api_snapshot_identifier" {
+  name = aws_ssm_parameter.merge_api_snapshot_identifier.name
+}
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