diff --git a/terraform/ecs.tf b/terraform/ecs.tf
index da0b3b7..b3a4276 100644
--- a/terraform/ecs.tf
+++ b/terraform/ecs.tf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module "frontend" {
     "REPO" : "gov-ai-client",
     "DOCKER_BUILDER_CONTAINER" : "gov-ai-client",
     "AUTH_PROVIDER_PUBLIC_KEY" : data.aws_ssm_parameter.auth_provider_public_key.value,
-
+    "USE_LITE_LLM": true
     "LLM_GATEWAY_URL" : local.llm_gateway_url
   }
 
diff --git a/terraform/secrets.tf b/terraform/secrets.tf
index b0b651d..d8383ca 100644
--- a/terraform/secrets.tf
+++ b/terraform/secrets.tf
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ locals {
       name  = "OPENAI_API_VERSION"
       value = var.openai_api_version
     },
-
-    {
-      name = "USE_LITE_LLM"
-      value = var.use_lite_llm
-    },
-
     {
       name  = "MCP_SERVERS"
       value = var.mcp_servers
diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index 2049ba5..ad39d42 100644
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ variable "openai_api_version" {
   description = "Connect to Azure API"
 }
 
-variable "use_lite_llm" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "Whether to use Lite LLM"
-}
-
 variable "mcp_servers" {
   type        = string
   description = "JSON format - this overrides .mcp-servers.yaml"