diff --git a/services/terraform/dev/main.tf b/services/terraform/dev/main.tf
--- a/services/terraform/dev/main.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/dev/main.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+variable "localstack_endpoint" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "http://localhost:4566"
+}
+
 locals {
   aws_settings = ({
     region     = "us-east-2"
@@ -9,7 +14,7 @@
     skip_requesting_account_id  = true
     s3_use_path_style           = true
 
-    override_endpoint = "http://localhost:4566"
+    override_endpoint = var.localstack_endpoint
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/services/terraform/modules/shared/s3.tf b/services/terraform/modules/shared/s3.tf
--- a/services/terraform/modules/shared/s3.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/modules/shared/s3.tf
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 }
 
 resource "aws_s3_bucket" "comm_buckets" {
-  count  = length(var.s3_bucket_names)
-  bucket = "${var.s3_bucket_names[count.index]}${var.bucket_name_suffix}"
+  count         = length(var.s3_bucket_names)
+  bucket        = "${var.s3_bucket_names[count.index]}${var.bucket_name_suffix}"
+  force_destroy = var.is_dev ? true : false
 }
diff --git a/services/terraform/modules/shared/secretsmanager.tf b/services/terraform/modules/shared/secretsmanager.tf
--- a/services/terraform/modules/shared/secretsmanager.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/modules/shared/secretsmanager.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret" "services_token" {
-  name        = "servicesToken"
-  description = "Service-to-service access token"
+  name                    = "servicesToken"
+  description             = "Service-to-service access token"
+  recovery_window_in_days = var.is_dev ? 0 : 30
 }
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "services_token" {
   secret_id      = aws_secretsmanager_secret.services_token.id