diff --git a/terraform/main.tf b/terraform/main.tf
index 5e328b8..f9974b5 100644
--- a/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/main.tf
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ resource "aws_db_instance" "authentication_db" {
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret" "db_secret" {
   name = "${var.db_name}-${var.infra_env}-secret"
 
+  recovery_window_in_days         = 0
+  force_overwrite_replica_secret  = true
+
   tags = {
     "Environment"   = var.infra_env
     "Name"          = "${var.db_name}-${var.infra_env}-secret"