diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml
index 26a31b4c2..ea9710e27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ jobs:
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN }}
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT }}
           TF_VAR_OPERATOR_EMAILS: ${{ vars.SECRET_ROTATION_OPERATOR_EMAILS }}
+          TF_VAR_PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY_PROD }}
 
         working-directory: ./infrastructure
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
index f3f0ad688..7e9b008e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN }}
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT }}
           TF_VAR_OPERATOR_EMAILS: ${{ vars.SECRET_ROTATION_OPERATOR_EMAILS }}
+          TF_VAR_PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY_PROD }}
 
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml
index 46c0c6d81..09b8def17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN }}
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT }}
           TF_VAR_OPERATOR_EMAILS: ${{ vars.SECRET_ROTATION_OPERATOR_EMAILS }}
+          TF_VAR_PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY_PROD }}
 
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml
index 5457e842c..435d72885 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-candidate.yml
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ jobs:
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN }}
           TF_VAR_SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.SPLUNK_HEC_ENDPOINT }}
           TF_VAR_OPERATOR_EMAILS: ${{ vars.SECRET_ROTATION_OPERATOR_EMAILS }}
+          TF_VAR_PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.PROXYGEN_PRIVATE_KEY_PROD }}
+
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./build
           echo "🚀 Deploying ${{ needs.validate.outputs.dev_tag }} to TEST"
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/networking/ssm.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/networking/ssm.tf
index 8d7b8ed35..ba18b0d98 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/networking/ssm.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/networking/ssm.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "proxygen_private_key" {
+  count = var.environment == "dev" ? 1 : 0
   name  = "/${var.environment}/proxygen/private_key"
   type  = "SecureString"
   key_id = aws_kms_key.networking_ssm_key.id