diff --git a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
index 9e16c21a..dab7275c 100644
--- a/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/docker/lambda.Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ COPY ./model_data/EpcClean.py ./model_data/EpcClean.py
 COPY ./model_data/utils.py ./model_data/utils.py
 COPY ./model_data/epc_attributes/ ./model_data/epc_attributes/
 COPY ./datatypes/ ./datatypes/
+COPY ./utils/ ./utils/
 
 # Define the handler location
-CMD ["backend.app.main.handler"]
+#CMD ["backend.app.main.handler"]
diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index 89eb666a..3445e0f9 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ custom:
 
 functions:
   app:
+    handler: backend.app.main.handler
     image:
       uri: ${env:ECR_URI}:${env:GITHUB_SHA}
     events: