diff --git a/lib/lambda/processEmails.test.ts b/lib/lambda/processEmails.test.ts
index 636aea900..e78f67e83 100644
--- a/lib/lambda/processEmails.test.ts
+++ b/lib/lambda/processEmails.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("process emails  Handler", () => {
         Body: { Text: { Data: "This is a mocked email body.", Charset: "UTF-8" } },
       },
     };
-    await expect(sendEmail(params, "test")).rejects.toThrowError();
+    await expect(sendEmail(params, "bad-test")).rejects.toThrowError();
   });
   it("should validate the email template and throw an error", async () => {
     const template = {
diff --git a/lib/libs/email/getAllStateUsers.ts b/lib/libs/email/getAllStateUsers.ts
index b481fb534..e2b257267 100644
--- a/lib/libs/email/getAllStateUsers.ts
+++ b/lib/libs/email/getAllStateUsers.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ export type StateUser = {
   formattedEmailAddress: string;
 };
 
-const cognitoClient = new CognitoIdentityProviderClient({
-  region: process.env.region,
-});
-
 export const getAllStateUsers = async ({
   userPoolId,
   state,
@@ -29,6 +25,9 @@ export const getAllStateUsers = async ({
       Limit: 60,
     };
     const command = new ListUsersCommand(params);
+    const cognitoClient = new CognitoIdentityProviderClient({
+      region: process.env.region,
+    });
     const response: ListUsersCommandOutput = await cognitoClient.send(command);
 
     if (!response.Users || response.Users.length === 0) {
diff --git a/mocks/handlers/aws/email.ts b/mocks/handlers/aws/email.ts
index 5ec43f75f..79064d161 100644
--- a/mocks/handlers/aws/email.ts
+++ b/mocks/handlers/aws/email.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const emailHandlers = [
   http.post<PathParams>("https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/", async () => {
     return new HttpResponse(null, { status: 200 });
   }),
-  http.post<PathParams>("https://email.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/", async () => {
+  http.post<PathParams>(`https://email.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/`, async () => {
     return HttpResponse.xml(`
       <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
         <SendEmailResult>