diff --git a/terraform/bin/config.sh b/terraform/bin/config.sh
index f8165e1..95d3b29 100755
--- a/terraform/bin/config.sh
+++ b/terraform/bin/config.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ export TF_INPUT=false  # https://www.terraform.io/cli/config/environment-variabl
 
 export TF_VAR_region="$REGION"
 export TF_VAR_stage="$VENUE"
-export TF_VAR_sds_pcm_release_tag="$SWODLR_sds_pcm_release_tag"
 
 terraform init -reconfigure -backend-config="bucket=$BUCKET" -backend-config="region=$REGION"
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diff --git a/terraform/environments/ops.env b/terraform/environments/ops.env
index 4515b04..72edfb5 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/ops.env
+++ b/terraform/environments/ops.env
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 export REGION=us-west-2
 export BUCKET=podaac-services-ops-terraform
-export SWODLR_sds_pcm_release_tag=pcm-v5.0.0-pge-v5.0.4
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diff --git a/terraform/environments/sit.env b/terraform/environments/sit.env
index 6aea454..b74973e 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/sit.env
+++ b/terraform/environments/sit.env
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 export REGION=us-west-2
 export BUCKET=podaac-services-sit-terraform
-export SWODLR_sds_pcm_release_tag=pcm-v5.0.0-pge-v5.0.4
diff --git a/terraform/environments/uat.env b/terraform/environments/uat.env
index daa52bf..22f59e9 100644
--- a/terraform/environments/uat.env
+++ b/terraform/environments/uat.env
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 export REGION=us-west-2
 export BUCKET=podaac-services-uat-terraform
-export SWODLR_sds_pcm_release_tag=pcm-v5.0.0-pge-v5.0.4
diff --git a/terraform/lambdas.tf b/terraform/lambdas.tf
index 54e34f6..10a4523 100644
--- a/terraform/lambdas.tf
+++ b/terraform/lambdas.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "bootstrap" {
 resource "aws_lambda_function" "submit_to_sds" {
   function_name = "${local.service_prefix}-submit_to_sds"
   handler = "podaac.swodlr_ingest_to_sds.submit_to_sds.lambda_handler"
+  timeout = 300
 
   role = aws_iam_role.lambda.arn
   runtime = "python3.9"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "submit_to_sds" {
 resource "aws_lambda_function" "poll_status" {
   function_name = "${local.service_prefix}-poll_status"
   handler = "podaac.swodlr_ingest_to_sds.poll_status.lambda_handler"
+  timeout = 300
 
   role = aws_iam_role.lambda.arn
   runtime = "python3.9"
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ resource "aws_iam_role" "lambda" {
 
 # -- SSM Parameters --
 resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "sds_pcm_release_tag" {
+  count = var.sds_pcm_release_tag == null ? 0 : 1
   name  = "${local.service_path}/sds_pcm_release_tag"
   type  = "String"
   value = var.sds_pcm_release_tag
diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index b553977..b98103a 100644
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ variable "region" {
 
 variable "sds_pcm_release_tag" {
     type = string
+    default = null
 }
 
 variable "sds_host" {