diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/main.tf b/textract-pipeline/terraform/main.tf
index bc472fb..d3f8114 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/main.tf
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ module "textract_pipeline" {
 
   textract_role_name = aws_iam_role.textract_role.name
   lambda_role_name = aws_iam_role.lambda_role.name
+
+  text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn = var.text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn
 }
 
 # Create lambda_role
diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/main.tf b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/main.tf
index 95fe99f..b0e8a3c 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/main.tf
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/main.tf
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ locals {
 
   # global prefix
   global_prefix = "${var.project_name}-${local.region_short_name}-${local.environment_short_name}-${var.client_name}"
-  
+
   # Resource prefix
   lambda_prefix = "${local.global_prefix}-lmb"
   api_gateway_prefix = "${local.global_prefix}-api"
   lambda_layer_prefix = "${local.global_prefix}-lyr"
-  
+
   # Lambda names
   s3_folder_details_lambda_name = "${local.lambda_prefix}-${var.s3_folder_detail_lambda.name}"
   batch_creation_lambda_name = "${local.lambda_prefix}-${var.batch_creation_lambda.name}"
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ module "s3_folder_detail_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.s3_folder_detail_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.s3_folder_detail_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.s3_folder_detail_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = {}
 
   source_path   = var.s3_folder_detail_lambda.source_path
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ module "batch_creation_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.batch_creation_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.batch_creation_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.batch_creation_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = local.environment_variables
 
   source_path   = var.batch_creation_lambda.source_path
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ module "trigger_pipeline_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.trigger_pipeline_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.trigger_pipeline_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.trigger_pipeline_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = merge(local.environment_variables,{
     INITIATE_DB_SQS_URL = var.insert_record_queue_url
   })
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ module "insert_record_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.insert_record_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.insert_record_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.insert_record_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = local.environment_variables
 
   source_path   = var.insert_record_lambda.source_path
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ module "insert_record_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ module "docx_to_pdf_lambda_function" {
     module.lambda_layer_libre_office.lambda_layer_arn,
     module.lambda_layer_brotli.lambda_layer_arn,
   ]
-  
+
   environment_variables = local.environment_variables
 
   source_path   = var.docx_to_pdf_lambda.source_path
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ module "docx_to_pdf_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ module "tiff_to_pdf_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.tiff_to_pdf_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.tiff_to_pdf_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.tiff_to_pdf_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = local.environment_variables
 
   source_path   = var.tiff_to_pdf_lambda.source_path
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ module "tiff_to_pdf_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ module "pdf_validation_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.pdf_validation_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.pdf_validation_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.pdf_validation_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   layers = [
     module.lambda_layer_pypdf2.lambda_layer_arn
   ]
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ module "pdf_validation_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ module "textract_sender_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.textract_sender_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.textract_sender_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.textract_sender_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = merge(local.environment_variables,{
     TEXTRACT_ROLE_ARN = var.textract_role_arn
     SNS_TOPIC_ARN = var.textract_sns_topic_arn
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ module "textract_sender_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ module "textract_receiver_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.textract_receiver_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.textract_receiver_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.textract_receiver_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = local.environment_variables
 
   source_path   = var.textract_receiver_lambda.source_path
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ module "textract_receiver_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -514,9 +514,10 @@ module "text_creation_lambda_function" {
   architectures = var.text_creation_lambda.architectures
 
   layers = [
-    module.lambda_layer_pypdf2.lambda_layer_arn
+    module.lambda_layer_pypdf2.lambda_layer_arn,
+    var.text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn
   ]
-  
+
   environment_variables = local.environment_variables
 
   source_path   = var.text_creation_lambda.source_path
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ module "text_creation_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ module "prompt_orchestrator_lambda_function" {
   architectures = local.prompt_orchestrator_lambda.architectures
 
   layers = []
-  
+
   environment_variables = merge(local.environment_variables, local.prompt_orchestrator_lambda.environment_variables, {
     PROMPT_PROCESSOR_QUEUE_URL = var.prompt_processor_queue_url
     MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH_PER_GROUP = "5000"
@@ -571,7 +572,7 @@ module "prompt_orchestrator_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
       enabled = false
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ module "prompt_processor_lambda_function" {
   architectures = var.prompt_processor_lambda.architectures
 
   layers = []
-  
+
   environment_variables = merge(local.environment_variables,{
     CALL_BEDROCK_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME = local.call_bedrock_lambda_name
   })
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ module "prompt_processor_lambda_function" {
       function_response_types = ["ReportBatchItemFailures"]
       scaling_config = {
         maximum_concurrency = 20
-        
+
       }
       batch_size = 1
     }
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ module "call_bedrock_lambda_function" {
   architectures = var.call_bedrock_lambda.architectures
 
   layers = []
-  
+
   environment_variables = local.environment_variables
 
   source_path   = var.call_bedrock_lambda.source_path
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@ module "database_interface_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.database_interface_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.database_interface_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.database_interface_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = merge(local.environment_variables,{
     SECRET_MANAGER_NAME = var.secret_manager_name
   })
@@ -705,7 +706,7 @@ module "database_interface_get_lambda_function" {
   memory_size   = var.database_interface_get_lambda.memory_size
   ephemeral_storage_size  = var.database_interface_get_lambda.ephemeral_storage_size
   architectures = var.database_interface_get_lambda.architectures
-  
+
   environment_variables = merge(local.environment_variables,{
     SECRET_MANAGER_NAME = var.secret_manager_name
   })
@@ -775,7 +776,7 @@ resource "aws_s3_bucket_notification" "bucket_notification" {
     events        = ["s3:ObjectCreated:*"]
     filter_prefix = "textract-output-json/"
     filter_suffix = ".json"
-  }  
+  }
 
    queue {
     id            = "text-file-upload-event"
@@ -847,9 +848,9 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_method" "create_batch_method" {
   http_method   = "POST"
   authorization = "AWS_IAM"
 
-  depends_on = [ 
-    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api, 
-    aws_api_gateway_resource.create_batch 
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api,
+    aws_api_gateway_resource.create_batch
   ]
 }
 
@@ -863,8 +864,8 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_method_response" "create_batch_method_response_200" {
     "application/json" = "Empty"
   }
 
-  depends_on = [ 
-    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api, 
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api,
     aws_api_gateway_resource.create_batch,
     aws_api_gateway_method.create_batch_method
   ]
@@ -879,8 +880,8 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_integration" "create_batch_integration" {
   type                    = "AWS"
   uri                     = module.batch_creation_lambda_function.lambda_function_invoke_arn
 
-  depends_on = [ 
-    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api, 
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api,
     aws_api_gateway_resource.create_batch,
     aws_api_gateway_method.create_batch_method,
     module.batch_creation_lambda_function
@@ -894,8 +895,8 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_integration_response" "create_batch_integration_respon
   http_method = aws_api_gateway_method.create_batch_method.http_method
   status_code = aws_api_gateway_method_response.create_batch_method_response_200.status_code
 
-  depends_on = [ 
-    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api, 
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api,
     aws_api_gateway_resource.create_batch,
     aws_api_gateway_method.create_batch_method,
     aws_api_gateway_method_response.create_batch_method_response_200,
@@ -912,8 +913,8 @@ resource "aws_lambda_permission" "create_batch_lambda_permission" {
   principal     = "apigateway.amazonaws.com"
   source_arn = "${aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api.execution_arn}/*/${aws_api_gateway_method.create_batch_method.http_method}${aws_api_gateway_resource.create_batch.path}"
 
-  depends_on = [ 
-    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api, 
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api,
     aws_api_gateway_resource.create_batch,
     aws_api_gateway_method.create_batch_method,
     module.batch_creation_lambda_function
@@ -963,8 +964,8 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_integration_response" "s3_folder_detail_integration_re
   http_method = aws_api_gateway_method.s3_folder_detail_method.http_method
   status_code = aws_api_gateway_method_response.s3_folder_detail_method_response_200.status_code
 
-  depends_on = [ 
-    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api, 
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api,
     aws_api_gateway_resource.s3_folder_detail,
     aws_api_gateway_method.s3_folder_detail_method,
     aws_api_gateway_method_response.s3_folder_detail_method_response_200,
@@ -1023,8 +1024,8 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_integration_response" "trigger_pipeline_integration_re
   http_method = aws_api_gateway_method.trigger_pipeline_method.http_method
   status_code = aws_api_gateway_method_response.trigger_pipeline_method_response_200.status_code
 
-  depends_on = [ 
-    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api, 
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_api_gateway_rest_api.project_api,
     aws_api_gateway_resource.trigger_pipeline,
     aws_api_gateway_method.trigger_pipeline_method,
     aws_api_gateway_method_response.trigger_pipeline_method_response_200,
diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/variables.tf b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/variables.tf
index 2ec776b..4e7447b 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/variables.tf
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline-part3/variables.tf
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ variable "text_creation_lambda" {
   }
 }
 
+variable "text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn" {
+  type = string
+}
+
 # prompt-orchestrator lambda
 
 # Use locals to merge default values with variable values
diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/main.tf b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/main.tf
index 3d3366b..0489c33 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/main.tf
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/main.tf
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ module "textract_pipeline_part3" {
   textract_sender_queue_arn = module.textract_pipeline_part1.sender_queue_arn
   textract_receiver_queue_arn = module.textract_pipeline_part1.receiver_queue_arn
   text_creation_queue_arn = module.textract_pipeline_part1.text_creation_queue_arn
+  text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn = var.text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn
   prompt_orchestrator_queue_arn = module.textract_pipeline_part1.prompt_orchestrator_queue_arn
   prompt_processor_queue_arn = module.textract_pipeline_part1.prompt_processor_queue_arn
   prompt_processor_queue_url = module.textract_pipeline_part1.prompt_processor_queue_url
diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/variables.tf b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/variables.tf
index 84d3b1d..9546ffe 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/variables.tf
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/modules/aws-textract-pipeline/variables.tf
@@ -60,4 +60,8 @@ variable "lambda_role_name" {
 
 variable "aws_account_id" {
   type = string
+}
+
+variable "text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn" {
+  type = string
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/variables.tf b/textract-pipeline/terraform/variables.tf
index c918b11..73ee0fc 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ variable "client_list" {
 variable "aws_account_id" {
   type = string
 }
+
+variable "text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn" {
+  type = string
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-dev.tfvars b/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-dev.tfvars
index 9e8b1cd..02453a3 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-dev.tfvars
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-dev.tfvars
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-aws_account_id = 660131068782
\ No newline at end of file
+aws_account_id                            = 660131068782
+text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn = "arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:336392948345:layer:AWSSDKPandas-Python312:8"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-uat.tfvars b/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-uat.tfvars
index 53f4392..b6e909a 100644
--- a/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-uat.tfvars
+++ b/textract-pipeline/terraform/vars-uat.tfvars
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-aws_account_id = 975049960860
\ No newline at end of file
+aws_account_id                            = 975049960860
+# TODO provide new layer arn for UAT? 336392948345 was used in DEV but not sure what account that is?!
+text_creation_lambda_additional_layer_arn = "arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:336392948345:layer:AWSSDKPandas-Python312:8"