diff --git a/deploy/tf/ecs/ecs.tf b/deploy/tf/ecs/ecs.tf
index fe181ba..971cf09 100644
--- a/deploy/tf/ecs/ecs.tf
+++ b/deploy/tf/ecs/ecs.tf
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ module "ecs" {
       cpu    = 512
       memory = 1024
 
+      # wait for service to reach steady state
+      wait_for_steady_state = true
+
       # Container definition(s)
       container_definitions = {
         api = {
diff --git a/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/main.tf b/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/main.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index 290f69c..0000000
--- a/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/main.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-locals {
-  params = jsondecode(data.aws_ssm_parameter.shared.value)
-}
-
-data "aws_ssm_parameter" "shared" {
-  name = var.parameter_name
-}
diff --git a/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/outputs.tf b/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/outputs.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index ae346cf..0000000
--- a/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/outputs.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-output "parameter_values" {
-  value = nonsensitive(local.params)
-}
diff --git a/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/variables.tf b/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/variables.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index b8c86f6..0000000
--- a/deploy/tf/ssm-parameter/variables.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-variable "parameter_name" {
-  type = string
-}