diff --git a/terraform/environments/cdpt-chaps/locals.tf b/terraform/environments/cdpt-chaps/locals.tf
index 968e78d3f1a..33482177713 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/cdpt-chaps/locals.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/cdpt-chaps/locals.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #### This file can be used to store locals specific to the member account ####
 locals {
+	
+	app_data = jsondecode(file("./application_variables.json"))
+
   domain_types = { for dvo in aws_acm_certificate.external.domain_validation_options : dvo.domain_name => {
     name   = dvo.resource_record_name
     record = dvo.resource_record_value