diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
index e03a3bd45..9048afb3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           aws_account_id: ${{ env.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID_DEV }}
           should_publish: true
           ecr_image_repo_name: promethai-dev-backend-promethai-backend-memory
-          dockerfile_location: ./level_2
+          dockerfile_location: level_2/.
       - name: Export Docker image tag
         id: export-promethai-docker-tag
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd_prd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd_prd.yaml
index 97b943ad2..5b7f0247a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd_prd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd_prd.yaml
@@ -23,38 +23,38 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Take code from repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set environment variable for stage
-        id: set-env
-        run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
-            echo "STAGE=prd" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "::set-output name=stage::prd"
-          else
-            echo "STAGE=dev" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "::set-output name=stage::dev"
-          fi
-      - name: Use output
-        run: echo "The stage is ${{ steps.set-env.outputs.stage }}"
-      - name: Configure AWS credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
-        with:
-          role-to-assume: ${{ env.AWS_ROLE_DEV_CICD }}
-          aws-region: eu-west-1
-      - name: Create Docker image and push to ECR
-        uses: ./.github/actions/image_builder
-        id: generate-promethai-docker
-        with:
-          stage: prd
-          aws_account_id: ${{ env.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID_DEV }}
-          should_publish: true
-          ecr_image_repo_name: promethai-prd-backend-promethai-backend-memory
-          dockerfile_location: ./level_2
-      - name: Export Docker image tag
-        id: export-promethai-docker-tag
-        run: |
-          export DOCKER_TAG=$(cat /tmp/.DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION)
-          echo "Docker tag is: $DOCKER_TAG"
-          echo "promethai_docker_tag_backend=$DOCKER_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+#      - name: Set environment variable for stage
+#        id: set-env
+#        run: |
+#          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
+#            echo "STAGE=prd" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#            echo "::set-output name=stage::prd"
+#          else
+#            echo "STAGE=dev" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#            echo "::set-output name=stage::dev"
+#          fi
+#      - name: Use output
+#        run: echo "The stage is ${{ steps.set-env.outputs.stage }}"
+#      - name: Configure AWS credentials
+#        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+#        with:
+#          role-to-assume: ${{ env.AWS_ROLE_DEV_CICD }}
+#          aws-region: eu-west-1
+#      - name: Create Docker image and push to ECR
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/image_builder
+#        id: generate-promethai-docker
+#        with:
+#          stage: prd
+#          aws_account_id: ${{ env.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID_DEV }}
+#          should_publish: true
+#          ecr_image_repo_name: promethai-prd-backend-promethai-backend-memory
+#          dockerfile_location: ./level_2
+#      - name: Export Docker image tag
+#        id: export-promethai-docker-tag
+#        run: |
+#          export DOCKER_TAG=$(cat /tmp/.DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION)
+#          echo "Docker tag is: $DOCKER_TAG"
+#          echo "promethai_docker_tag_backend=$DOCKER_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
 #      - name: Create Tag and Release
 #        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ jobs:
 #            with:
 #              tag_name: ${{ steps.bump_version_and_push_tag.outputs.tag }}
 #              release_name: Release ${{ steps.bump_version_and_push_tag.outputs.tag }}
-    outputs:
-      promethai_docker_tag_backend: ${{ steps.export-promethai-docker-tag.outputs.promethai_docker_tag_backend }}
+#    outputs:
+#      promethai_docker_tag_backend: ${{ steps.export-promethai-docker-tag.outputs.promethai_docker_tag_backend }}
 
 #  apply_tf:
 #    name: Trigger terraform apply workflow
diff --git a/assets/topoteretes_logo.png b/assets/topoteretes_logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebdbc9a20
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/topoteretes_logo.png differ
diff --git a/bin/dockerize b/bin/dockerize
index 8949bd773..a8f465360 100755
--- a/bin/dockerize
+++ b/bin/dockerize
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+set -euo pipefail
+
+AWS_REGION=${region:-eu-west-1}
+AWS_DEPLOYMENT_ACCOUNT=${account:-463722570299}
+AWS_REPOSITORY=${repo:-"${AWS_DEPLOYMENT_ACCOUNT}.dkr.ecr.${AWS_REGION}.amazonaws.com"}
+
 STAGE=${stage:-"dev"}
 SHA_SHORT="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 CUR_DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
@@ -6,7 +12,7 @@ IMAGE_NAME=${image_name:-promethai-${STAGE}-promethai-backend-memory}
 
 REPO_NAME="${AWS_REPOSITORY}/${IMAGE_NAME}"
 FULL_IMAGE_NAME="${REPO_NAME}:${VERSION}"
-APP_DIR=${app_dir:-"./level_2"}   # Updated this line
+APP_DIR=${app_dir:-"level_2/"}   # Updated this line
 
 PUBLISH=${publish:-false}
 
diff --git a/level_2/api.py b/level_2/api.py
index 083e87e9d..8ddc33686 100644
--- a/level_2/api.py
+++ b/level_2/api.py
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ load_dotenv()
 OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY", "")
 app = FastAPI(debug=True)
 
+from auth.cognito.JWTBearer import JWTBearer
+from auth.auth import jwks
+auth = JWTBearer(jwks)
 
+from fastapi import Depends
 class ImageResponse(BaseModel):
     success: bool
     message: str
diff --git a/level_2/entrypoint.sh b/level_2/entrypoint.sh
index e711b832f..6eabf9c7c 100755
--- a/level_2/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/level_2/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export ENVIRONMENT
-#python fetch_secret.py
+python fetch_secret.py
 
 # Start Gunicorn
 gunicorn -w 2 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -t 120 --bind=0.0.0.0:8000 --bind=0.0.0.0:443 --log-level debug  api:app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/level_2/fetch_secret.py b/level_2/fetch_secret.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c422d1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/level_2/fetch_secret.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from api import start_api_server
+
+# API_ENABLED = os.environ.get("API_ENABLED", "False").lower() == "true"
+import boto3
+
+environment = os.getenv("AWS_ENV", "dev")
+
+
+
+def fetch_secret(secret_name, region_name, env_file_path):
+    session = boto3.session.Session()
+    client = session.client(service_name="secretsmanager", region_name=region_name)
+
+    try:
+        response = client.get_secret_value(SecretId=secret_name)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error retrieving secret: {e}")
+        return None
+
+    if "SecretString" in response:
+        secret = response["SecretString"]
+    else:
+        secret = response["SecretBinary"]
+
+    with open(env_file_path, "w") as env_file:
+        env_file.write(secret)
+
+    if os.path.exists(env_file_path):
+        print(f"The .env file is located at: {os.path.abspath(env_file_path)}")
+        load_dotenv()
+        PINECONE_API_KEY = os.getenv("PINECONE_API_KEY", "")
+
+        print("LEN OF PINECONE_API_KEY", len(PINECONE_API_KEY))
+    else:
+        print("The .env file was not found.")
+    return "Success in loading env files"
+
+
+env_file = ".env"
+if os.path.exists(env_file):
+    # Load default environment variables (.env)
+    load_dotenv()
+    print("Talk to the AI!")
+
+
+else:
+    secrets = fetch_secret(
+        f"promethai-{environment}-backend-secretso-promethaijs-dotenv",
+        "eu-west-1",
+        ".env",
+    )
+    if secrets:
+        print(secrets)
+    load_dotenv()
+
+
+# Check if "dev" is present in the task ARN
+if "dev" in environment:
+    # Fetch the secret
+    secrets = fetch_secret(
+        f"promethai-dev-backend-secretso-promethaijs-dotenv",
+        "eu-west-1",
+        ".env",
+    )
+    load_dotenv()
+elif "prd" in environment:
+    # Fetch the secret
+    secrets = fetch_secret(
+        f"promethai-prd-backend-secretso-promethaijs-dotenv",
+        "eu-west-1",
+        ".env",
+    )
+    load_dotenv()