diff --git a/infrastructure/dogfood/terraform/aws/rds.tf b/infrastructure/dogfood/terraform/aws/rds.tf
index 4390d45231..32165a6352 100644
--- a/infrastructure/dogfood/terraform/aws/rds.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/dogfood/terraform/aws/rds.tf
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ resource "random_password" "database_password" {
 // possibility of providing this capability in the future.
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret" "database_password_secret" { #tfsec:ignore:aws-ssm-secret-use-customer-key:exp:2022-07-01
   name = "/fleet/database/password/master"
+  recovery_window_in_days = 0
 }
 
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "database_password_secret_version" {
@@ -114,4 +115,4 @@ resource "aws_rds_cluster_parameter_group" "example_mysql" {
   name        = "${local.name}-aurora-mysql-cluster-parameter-group"
   family      = "aurora-mysql5.7"
   description = "${local.name}-aurora-mysql-cluster-parameter-group"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}