diff --git a/aws/eks/waf.tf b/aws/eks/waf.tf
index 1f1e51f36..cc7dbd109 100644
--- a/aws/eks/waf.tf
+++ b/aws/eks/waf.tf
@@ -536,23 +536,46 @@ resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "notification-canada-ca" {
         limit              = var.non_api_waf_rate_limit
         aggregate_key_type = "IP"
         scope_down_statement {
-          not_statement {
+          and_statement {
             statement {
-              byte_match_statement {
-                positional_constraint = "STARTS_WITH"
-                field_to_match {
-                  single_header {
-                    name = "host"
+              not_statement {
+                statement {
+                  byte_match_statement {
+                    positional_constraint = "EXACTLY"
+                    search_string         = var.waf_secret
+                    field_to_match {
+                      single_header {
+                        name = "waf-secret"
+                      }
+                    }
+                    text_transformation {
+                      priority = 1
+                      type     = "NONE"
+                    }
                   }
                 }
-                search_string = "api"
-                text_transformation {
-                  priority = 1
-                  type     = "COMPRESS_WHITE_SPACE"
-                }
-                text_transformation {
-                  priority = 2
-                  type     = "LOWERCASE"
+              }
+            }
+            statement {
+              not_statement {
+                statement {
+                  byte_match_statement {
+                    positional_constraint = "STARTS_WITH"
+                    field_to_match {
+                      single_header {
+                        name = "host"
+                      }
+                    }
+                    search_string = "api"
+                    text_transformation {
+                      priority = 1
+                      type     = "COMPRESS_WHITE_SPACE"
+                    }
+                    text_transformation {
+                      priority = 2
+                      type     = "LOWERCASE"
+                    }
+                  }
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -561,7 +584,6 @@ resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "notification-canada-ca" {
       }
     }
   }
-
   rule {
     name     = "ApiRateLimit"
     priority = 210