diff --git a/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf b/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf
index f24c83ed6e3..6cfab48d52d 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/apex/lambda.tf
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_layer_version" "lambda_layer" {
   s3_bucket = module.s3_bucket_lambda.lambdabucketname
   s3_key = "nodejs.zip"
 
-  compatible_runtimes = ["nodejs16.x"]
+  compatible_runtimes = ["nodejs12.x"]
 }
 
 
diff --git a/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf b/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf
index efe49d953cb..db05e05ee60 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf
+++ b/terraform/environments/apex/locals.tf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ locals {
 
   snapshotDBFunctionname = "snapshotDBFunction"
   snapshotDBFunctionhandler = "snapshot/dbsnapshot.handler"
-  snapshotDBFunctionruntime = "nodejs16.x"
+  snapshotDBFunctionruntime = "nodejs12.x"
   snapshotDBFunctionfilename = "dbsnapshot.zip"
 
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ locals {
 
   connectDBFunctionname = "connectDBFunction"
   connectDBFunctionhandler = "ssh/dbconnect.handler"
-  connectDBFunctionruntime = "nodejs16.x"
+  connectDBFunctionruntime = "nodejs12.x"
   connectDBFunctionfilename = "dbconnect.zip"