diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index fcd540f1..1c64661d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package with Serverless
         run: npx sls package
         env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          AWS_REGION: us-east-1
+          AWS_EC2_METADATA_DISABLED: 'true'
           SLS_DEBUG: '*'
 
       - name: Run pytest