diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/main.tf b/infrastructure/terraform/main.tf
index 23a405da..ac90f381 100644
--- a/infrastructure/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/main.tf
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ resource "aws_db_instance" "default" {
   password             = jsondecode(data.aws_secretsmanager_secret_version.db_credentials.secret_string)["db_assessment_model_password"]
   parameter_group_name = "default.postgres14"
   skip_final_snapshot  = true
+  lifecycle {
+    prevent_destroy = true
+  }
 }