diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index d8788df..2bd88c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ jobs:
   deploy-backend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      # .aws/.env vars
       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-
+      # .env vars
       CORS_DOMAIN: ${{ vars.CORS_DOMAIN }}
-
+      # make.docker vars
       AWS_ARN: ${{ vars.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}
-      # AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ vars.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}
-      # AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION }}
+      AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ vars.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}
+      AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION }}
       LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME: ${{ vars.LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME }}
       ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME: ${{ vars.ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME }}
       ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ vars.ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME }}
@@ -91,25 +92,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
 
-      - name: Create `.env` file
-        run: |
-          # set the Airtable environment variables manually
-          printf "CORS_DOMAIN=$CORS_DOMAIN" > .env
-        working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
-
       - name: Create `.aws` credentials file
         run: |
           printf "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID\n" > .env
           printf "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY\n" >> .env
         working-directory: ./lambdas/todos/.aws
 
+      - name: Create `.env` file
+        run: |
+          # set the Airtable environment variables manually
+          printf "CORS_DOMAIN=$CORS_DOMAIN" > .env
+        working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
+
       - name: Create `.make.docker` config file
         run: |
           printf "ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME=$ECR_DOCKER_REPO_NAME" > .make.docker
           printf "ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME=$ECR_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME" >> .make.docker
           printf "LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME=$LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME" >> .make.docker
-          printf "AWS_REGION=${{ vars.AWS_REGION }}" >> .make.docker
-          printf "AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=${{ vars.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}" >> .make.docker
+          printf "AWS_REGION=$AWS_REGION" >> .make.docker
+          printf "AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID" >> .make.docker
           printf "AWS_ARN=$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID" >> .make.docker
         working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
 
@@ -118,9 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           make auth
         working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
 
-      # - run: |
-      #     docker build -t "$(image_name)" .
-      #   working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
-      # - run: |
-      #     docker push "$(ecr)"/"$(docker_repo)"
-      #   working-directory: ./lambdas/todos
+      - name: Push changes and update function
+        run: |
+          make update
+        working-directory: ./lambdas/todos