diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/com/gu/sfl/persistence/SavedArticlesPersistence.scala b/common/src/main/scala/com/gu/sfl/persistence/SavedArticlesPersistence.scala
index e83c4171..a0d555e5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/com/gu/sfl/persistence/SavedArticlesPersistence.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/com/gu/sfl/persistence/SavedArticlesPersistence.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import com.gu.sfl.Logging
 import com.gu.sfl.lib.Jackson._
 import com.gu.sfl.model._
 import org.scanamo.generic.auto.genericDerivedFormat
-import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.ProfileCredentialsProvider
+import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.{InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider, ProfileCredentialsProvider}
 import software.amazon.awssdk.identity.spi.IdentityProvider
 import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class SavedArticlesPersistenceImpl(persistanceConfig: PersistenceConfig) extends
   }
   private val client = DynamoDbClient
                         .builder()
+                        .credentialsProvider(InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.builder().build())
                         .credentialsProvider(ProfileCredentialsProvider.builder.profileName("mobile").build)
                         .region(Region.EU_WEST_1)
                         .build()
diff --git a/mobile-save-for-later-user-deletion/src/main/scala/coml/gu/sfl/userdeletion/db/SflDynamoDb.scala b/mobile-save-for-later-user-deletion/src/main/scala/coml/gu/sfl/userdeletion/db/SflDynamoDb.scala
index 2b978fb0..ca614ec7 100644
--- a/mobile-save-for-later-user-deletion/src/main/scala/coml/gu/sfl/userdeletion/db/SflDynamoDb.scala
+++ b/mobile-save-for-later-user-deletion/src/main/scala/coml/gu/sfl/userdeletion/db/SflDynamoDb.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import com.gu.sfl.persistence.{DynamoSavedArticles, PersistenceConfig}
 import com.gu.sfl.userdeletion.model.UserDeleteMessage
 import org.scanamo.DeleteReturn.OldValue
 import org.scanamo.generic.auto.genericDerivedFormat
-import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.ProfileCredentialsProvider
+import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.{InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider, ProfileCredentialsProvider}
 import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.DynamoDbClient
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class SflDynamoDb(persistanceConfig: PersistenceConfig) extends Logging {
   private val table = Table[DynamoSavedArticles](persistanceConfig.tableName)
   private val client = DynamoDbClient
     .builder()
+    .credentialsProvider(InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.builder().build())
     .credentialsProvider(ProfileCredentialsProvider.builder.profileName("mobile").build)
     .region(Region.EU_WEST_1)
     .build()