diff --git a/aws/cognito/lambda/cognito_email_sender/cognito_email_sender.ts b/aws/cognito/lambda/cognito_email_sender/cognito_email_sender.ts
index 663db3355..0195c41a9 100644
--- a/aws/cognito/lambda/cognito_email_sender/cognito_email_sender.ts
+++ b/aws/cognito/lambda/cognito_email_sender/cognito_email_sender.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const TEMPLATE_ID = process.env.TEMPLATE_ID;
 
 if (!KEY_ARN || !KEY_ALIAS || !TEMPLATE_ID) {
   throw new Error(
-    `Missing Environment Variables: ${KEY_ARN ? "" : "Key ARN"} ${KEY_ALIAS ? "" : "Key Alias"} ${
-      TEMPLATE_ID ? "" : "Template ID"
+    `Missing Environment Variables: ${KEY_ARN ? "" : "Key ARN"} ${KEY_ALIAS ? "" : "Key Alias"} ${TEMPLATE_ID ? "" : "Template ID"
     }`
   );
 }
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ const client = new SecretsManagerClient();
 const command = new GetSecretValueCommand({ SecretId: process.env.NOTIFY_API_KEY });
 console.log("Retrieving Notify API Key from Secrets Manager");
 const notifyApiKey = await client.send(command);
-const notifyClient = new NotifyClient("https://api.notification.canada.ca", notifyApiKey);
+const notifyClient = new NotifyClient("https://api.notification.canada.ca", notifyApiKey.SecretString);
 
 export const handler: Handler = async (event) => {
   // setup the encryptionSDK's key ring
diff --git a/aws/lambdas/code/nagware/lib/emailNotification.ts b/aws/lambdas/code/nagware/lib/emailNotification.ts
index 7ef8a319e..27951665e 100644
--- a/aws/lambdas/code/nagware/lib/emailNotification.ts
+++ b/aws/lambdas/code/nagware/lib/emailNotification.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const client = new SecretsManagerClient();
 const command = new GetSecretValueCommand({ SecretId: process.env.NOTIFY_API_KEY });
 console.log("Retrieving Notify API Key from Secrets Manager");
 const notifyApiKey = await client.send(command);
-const notifyClient = new NotifyClient("https://api.notification.canada.ca", notifyApiKey);
+const notifyClient = new NotifyClient("https://api.notification.canada.ca", notifyApiKey.SecretString);
 
 export async function notifyFormOwner(
   formID: string,
diff --git a/aws/lambdas/code/reliability/lib/notifyProcessing.ts b/aws/lambdas/code/reliability/lib/notifyProcessing.ts
index 81fabe165..3f83e4ac0 100644
--- a/aws/lambdas/code/reliability/lib/notifyProcessing.ts
+++ b/aws/lambdas/code/reliability/lib/notifyProcessing.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import convertMessage from "./markdown.js";
 import { extractFileInputResponses, notifyProcessed } from "./dataLayer.js";
 import { retrieveFilesFromReliabilityStorage } from "./s3FileInput.js";
 import { FormSubmission } from "./types.js";
-import { ClientRequest } from "http";
 import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import { SecretsManagerClient, GetSecretValueCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-secrets-manager";
 
@@ -11,17 +10,7 @@ const client = new SecretsManagerClient();
 const command = new GetSecretValueCommand({ SecretId: process.env.NOTIFY_API_KEY });
 console.log("Retrieving Notify API Key from Secrets Manager");
 const notifyApiKey = await client.send(command);
-const notifyClient = new NotifyClient("https://api.notification.canada.ca", notifyApiKey);
-
-type NetworkError = {
-  request?: ClientRequest;
-  response?: {
-    data: {
-      errors?: unknown[];
-    };
-    status: string;
-  };
-};
+const notifyClient = new NotifyClient("https://api.notification.canada.ca", notifyApiKey.SecretString);
 
 export default async (
   submissionID: string,
@@ -61,8 +50,8 @@ export default async (
           ? formSubmission.deliveryOption.emailSubjectFr
           : formSubmission.form.titleFr
         : formSubmission.deliveryOption.emailSubjectEn
-        ? formSubmission.deliveryOption.emailSubjectEn
-        : formSubmission.form.titleEn;
+          ? formSubmission.deliveryOption.emailSubjectEn
+          : formSubmission.form.titleEn;
 
     await notifyClient.sendEmail(templateID, formSubmission.deliveryOption.emailAddress, {
       personalisation: {