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
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@
 # Shared resources between local dev environment and remote AWS
 module "shared" {
   source = "../modules/shared"
+  is_dev = true
 }
 
diff --git a/services/terraform/modules/shared/dynamodb.tf b/services/terraform/modules/shared/dynamodb.tf
--- a/services/terraform/modules/shared/dynamodb.tf
+++ b/services/terraform/modules/shared/dynamodb.tf
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   name           = "backup-service-backup"
   hash_key       = "userID"
   range_key      = "backupID"
-  write_capacity = 10
-  read_capacity  = 10
+  write_capacity = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+  read_capacity  = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
 
   attribute {
     name = "userID"
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     name               = "userID-created-index"
     hash_key           = "userID"
     range_key          = "created"
-    write_capacity     = 10
-    read_capacity      = 10
+    write_capacity     = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+    read_capacity      = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
     projection_type    = "INCLUDE"
     non_key_attributes = ["recoveryData"]
   }
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
   name           = "backup-service-log"
   hash_key       = "backupID"
   range_key      = "logID"
-  write_capacity = 10
-  read_capacity  = 10
+  write_capacity = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+  read_capacity  = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
 
   attribute {
     name = "backupID"
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "blob-service-blob" {
   name           = "blob-service-blob"
   hash_key       = "blobHash"
-  write_capacity = 10
-  read_capacity  = 10
+  write_capacity = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+  read_capacity  = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
 
   attribute {
     name = "blobHash"
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "blob-service-reverse-index" {
   name           = "blob-service-reverse-index"
   hash_key       = "holder"
-  write_capacity = 10
-  read_capacity  = 10
+  write_capacity = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+  read_capacity  = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
 
   attribute {
     name = "holder"
@@ -80,13 +80,16 @@
   global_secondary_index {
     name            = "blobHash-index"
     hash_key        = "blobHash"
-    write_capacity  = 10
-    read_capacity   = 10
+    write_capacity  = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+    read_capacity   = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
     projection_type = "ALL"
   }
 }
 
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "tunnelbroker-undelivered-messages" {
+  # This table doesnt exist in prod
+  count = var.is_dev ? 1 : 0
+
   name           = "tunnelbroker-undelivered-messages"
   hash_key       = "deviceID"
   range_key      = "createdAt"
@@ -107,8 +110,8 @@
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "identity-users" {
   name           = "identity-users"
   hash_key       = "userID"
-  write_capacity = 10
-  read_capacity  = 10
+  write_capacity = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+  read_capacity  = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
 
   attribute {
     name = "userID"
@@ -120,30 +123,43 @@
     type = "S"
   }
 
-  attribute {
-    name = "walletAddress"
-    type = "S"
+  # walletAddress not defined in prod
+  dynamic "attribute" {
+    # Create a dummy list to iterate over if is_dev is true
+    for_each = var.is_dev ? [1] : []
+    content {
+      name = "walletAddress"
+      type = "S"
+    }
   }
 
   global_secondary_index {
     name            = "username-index"
     hash_key        = "username"
-    write_capacity  = 10
-    read_capacity   = 10
+    write_capacity  = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
+    read_capacity   = var.is_dev ? 10 : 1
     projection_type = "KEYS_ONLY"
   }
 
-  global_secondary_index {
-    name            = "walletAddress-index"
-    hash_key        = "walletAddress"
-    write_capacity  = 10
-    read_capacity   = 10
-    projection_type = "KEYS_ONLY"
+  # walletAddress not defined in prod
+  dynamic "global_secondary_index" {
+    # Create a dummy list to iterate over if is_dev is true
+    for_each = var.is_dev ? [1] : []
+    content {
+      name            = "walletAddress-index"
+      hash_key        = "walletAddress"
+      write_capacity  = 10
+      read_capacity   = 10
+      projection_type = "KEYS_ONLY"
+    }
   }
 }
 
 # Identity users with opaque_ke 2.0 credentials
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "identity-users-opaque2" {
+  # This table doesnt exist in prod
+  count = var.is_dev ? 1 : 0
+
   name           = "identity-users-opaque2"
   hash_key       = "userID"
   write_capacity = 10
@@ -185,8 +201,8 @@
   name           = "identity-tokens"
   hash_key       = "userID"
   range_key      = "signingPublicKey"
-  write_capacity = 10
-  read_capacity  = 10
+  write_capacity = 1
+  read_capacity  = 1
 
   attribute {
     name = "userID"
@@ -200,6 +216,9 @@
 }
 
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "identity-nonces" {
+  # This table doesnt exist in prod
+  count = var.is_dev ? 1 : 0
+
   name           = "identity-nonces"
   hash_key       = "nonce"
   write_capacity = 10
@@ -214,8 +233,8 @@
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "identity-reserved-usernames" {
   name           = "identity-reserved-usernames"
   hash_key       = "username"
-  write_capacity = 10
-  read_capacity  = 10
+  write_capacity = 1
+  read_capacity  = 1
 
   attribute {
     name = "username"
diff --git a/services/terraform/modules/shared/variables.tf b/services/terraform/modules/shared/variables.tf
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/terraform/modules/shared/variables.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+variable "is_dev" {
+  type    = bool
+  default = false
+}