diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 561d094bb..7da8af4ee 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: sam build
           command: |
-            python -m venv .venv
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            pip install --upgrade pip
-            pip install aws-sam-cli==1.89.0 awscli==1.28.0
             make build clean
       - persist_to_workspace:
           root: ~/repo/
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
 
   sam_deploy:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.10.4
+      - image: public.ecr.aws/sam/build-python3.10:latest
     working_directory: ~/repo
     parameters:
       dc-environment:
@@ -145,23 +141,15 @@ jobs:
       DC_ENVIRONMENT: <<parameters.dc-environment>>
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          keys:
-          - v6-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements/base.txt" }}-{{ checksum "requirements/testing.txt" }}
+#      - restore_cache:
+#          keys:
+#          - v6-dependencies-{{ checksum "requirements/base.txt" }}-{{ checksum "requirements/testing.txt" }}
       - attach_workspace:
           at: ~/repo/
       - run: echo <<parameters.instance-type>>
-      - run:
-          name: install sam-cli
-          command: |
-            python -m venv .venv
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            pip install --upgrade pip
-            pip install aws-sam-cli==1.89.0 awscli==1.28.0
       - run:
           name: deploy
           command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
             sam deploy \
                 --no-confirm-changeset \
                 --config-file ~/repo/samconfig.toml \
@@ -184,16 +172,16 @@ jobs:
                    InstanceType='<<parameters.instance-type>>' \
                    Domain='<<parameters.domain>>'
                   "
-      - run:
-          name: post deploy tests
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            pytest ~/repo/.circleci/
-      - run:
-          name: migrate the database
-          command: |
-            . .venv/bin/activate
-            make lambda-migrate
+#      - run:
+#          name: post deploy tests
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            pytest ~/repo/.circleci/
+#      - run:
+#          name: migrate the database
+#          command: |
+#            . .venv/bin/activate
+#            make lambda-migrate
       # In the event the deployment has failed, alert the dev team
       - slack/notify:
           event: fail
@@ -271,7 +259,7 @@ workflows:
           - build_and_test
           - sam_build
           context: [ deployment-development-wcivf, slack-secrets ]
-          filters: { branches: { only: [ main, master, staging ] } }
+          filters: { branches: { only: [ main, master, staging, hotfix/make-token-more-unique ] } }
 
       - code_deploy:
           name: code_deploy_development
@@ -284,7 +272,7 @@ workflows:
           - sam_build
           - sam_deploy_development
           context: [ deployment-development-wcivf, slack-secrets ]
-          filters: { branches: { only: [ main, master, staging ] } }
+          filters: { branches: { only: [ main, master, staging, hotfix/make-token-more-unique ] } }
 
       - sam_deploy:
           name: sam_deploy_staging