diff --git a/.changeset/huge-snails-shine.md b/.changeset/huge-snails-shine.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fdb78e722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/huge-snails-shine.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"chatbot-evaluate": patch
+---
+
+align settings file
diff --git a/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/settings.py b/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/settings.py
index 869cdba27a..4143e82980 100644
--- a/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/settings.py
+++ b/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import boto3
 import os
 import yaml
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -5,26 +6,18 @@
 
 from src.modules.utils import get_ssm_parameter
 
-
 CWF = Path(__file__)
 ROOT = CWF.parent.parent.parent.absolute().__str__()
 PROMPTS = yaml.safe_load(open(os.path.join(ROOT, "config", "prompts.yaml"), "r"))
+AWS_SESSION = boto3.Session()
 
 
 class ChatbotSettings(BaseSettings):
     """Settings for the chatbot evaluation."""
 
-    # api keys
-    aws_access_key_id: str = os.getenv(
-        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", os.getenv("CHB_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
-    )
-    aws_default_region: str = os.getenv(
-        "AWS_REGION", os.getenv("CHB_AWS_DEFAULT_REGION")
-    )
-    aws_endpoint_url: str | None = os.getenv("CHB_AWS_SSM_ENDPOINT_URL")
-    aws_secret_access_key: str = os.getenv(
-        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", os.getenv("CHB_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY")
-    )
+    # api
+    aws_region: str = os.getenv("AWS_REGION", "us-east-1")
+    aws_endpoint_url: str = os.getenv("AWS_ENDPOINT_URL")
     google_api_key: str = get_ssm_parameter(
         os.getenv("CHB_AWS_SSM_GOOGLE_API_KEY"),
         os.getenv("CHB_AWS_GOOGLE_API_KEY"),
@@ -52,5 +45,8 @@ class ChatbotSettings(BaseSettings):
     # prompts
     condense_prompt_str: str = PROMPTS["condense_prompt_str"]
 
+    # urls
+    website_url: str = os.getenv("CHB_WEBSITE_URL")
+
 
 SETTINGS = ChatbotSettings()
diff --git a/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/test_evaluate.py b/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/test_evaluate.py
index d4f138d61b..f0ac64bd2b 100644
--- a/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/test_evaluate.py
+++ b/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/test_evaluate.py
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
-import os
-import boto3
-import json
-
 from src.modules.logger import get_logger
 from src.modules.models import get_llm, get_embed_model
 from src.modules.judge import Judge
 from src.modules.monitor import LANGFUSE_CLIENT
-from src.modules.settings import SETTINGS
+from src.modules.settings import AWS_SESSION, SETTINGS
 
 LOGGER = get_logger(__name__)
 JUDGE = Judge()
-WEBSITE_URL = os.getenv("CHB_WEBSITE_URL")
+WEBSITE_URL = SETTINGS.website_url
 
 
 def test_aws_credentials() -> None:
     identity = None
     try:
-        session = boto3.Session(
-            aws_access_key_id=os.getenv("CHB_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"),
-            aws_secret_access_key=os.getenv("CHB_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"),
-        )
-        sts = session.client("sts")
+        sts = AWS_SESSION.client("sts")
         identity = sts.get_caller_identity()
 
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/utils.py b/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/utils.py
index 5f1bc6f925..d1d5d5bc94 100644
--- a/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/utils.py
+++ b/apps/chatbot-evaluate/src/modules/utils.py
@@ -3,19 +3,8 @@
 
 from src.modules.logger import get_logger
 
-
 LOGGER = get_logger(__name__)
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.getenv("CHB_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.getenv("CHB_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY")
-AWS_DEFAULT_REGION = os.getenv("CHB_AWS_DEFAULT_REGION")
-AWS_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("CHB_AWS_SSM_ENDPOINT_URL", None)
-SSM_CLIENT = boto3.client(
-    "ssm",
-    aws_access_key_id=AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
-    aws_secret_access_key=AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
-    region_name=AWS_DEFAULT_REGION,
-    endpoint_url=AWS_ENDPOINT_URL,
-)
+SSM_CLIENT = boto3.client("ssm")
 
 
 def get_ssm_parameter(name: str | None, default: str | None = None) -> str | None:
@@ -27,6 +16,8 @@ def get_ssm_parameter(name: str | None, default: str | None = None) -> str | Non
     :return: The value of the requested parameter.
     """
 
+    LOGGER.info(f"get_ssm_parameter {name}...")
+
     if name is None:
         name = "none-params-in-ssm"
     try:
@@ -34,10 +25,11 @@ def get_ssm_parameter(name: str | None, default: str | None = None) -> str | Non
         response = SSM_CLIENT.get_parameter(Name=name, WithDecryption=True)
         value = response["Parameter"]["Value"]
     except SSM_CLIENT.exceptions.ParameterNotFound:
-        LOGGER.info(f"Parameter {name} not found in SSM, returning default: {default}")
+        LOGGER.warning(
+            f"Parameter {name} not found in SSM, returning default: {default}"
+        )
         return default
 
-    LOGGER.info(f"SSM Parameter {name} retrieved.")
     return value