diff --git a/modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/lambdas/create_rds_postgres_tester/requirements.txt b/modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/dependencies/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/lambdas/create_rds_postgres_tester/requirements.txt
rename to modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/dependencies/requirements.txt
diff --git a/modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/main.tf b/modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/main.tf
index b33acc2f..ec2de7d9 100644
--- a/modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/main.tf
+++ b/modules/create-rds-postgres-tester/main.tf
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ resource "null_resource" "dependencies" {
   # the command to install python and dependencies to the machine and zips
   provisioner "local-exec" {
     command = <<EOT
-      mkdir /tmp/lambda-layer-dependencies
-      cp ${path.module}/lambdas/create_rds_postgres_tester/requirements.txt /tmp/lambda-layer-dependencies
-      cd /tmp/lambda-layer-dependencies
+      cd "${path.module}/dependencies"
       pyenv global 3.11.3
       pip install --upgrade pip
       pip install -r requirements.txt --target .
@@ -71,8 +69,8 @@ resource "null_resource" "dependencies" {
 
 data "archive_file" "dependencies" {
   depends_on  = [null_resource.dependencies]
-  output_path = "${path.module}/lambdas/dist/layer.zip"
-  source_dir  = "/tmp/lambda-layer-dependencies"
+  output_path = "${path.module}/lambdas/dist/dependencies.zip"
+  source_dir  = "/${path.module}/dependencies"
   type        = "zip"
 }