diff --git a/layer-api/src/main/resources/application-aws.yml b/layer-api/src/main/resources/application-aws.yml
index d7dd58ff..fad9758d 100644
--- a/layer-api/src/main/resources/application-aws.yml
+++ b/layer-api/src/main/resources/application-aws.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spring:
   config:
-    import: optional:file:/config/application-secret.properties
+    import: application-secret.properties
   datasource:
     url: ${AWS_PROD_DB_URL}
     username: ${AWS_PROD_DB_NAME}