diff --git a/.github/workflows/destroy.yml b/.github/workflows/destroy.yml
index 4065060..f0b5446 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/destroy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/destroy.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Terraform Destroy
         working-directory: ./terraform
-        run: terraform destroy -auto-approve -var-file="terraform.tfvars"
+        run: |
+          terraform init
+          terraform destroy -auto-approve -var-file="terraform.tfvars"
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
diff --git a/terraform/scripts/s3_backend.sh b/terraform/scripts/s3_backend.sh
index 9a880ae..275bfba 100755
--- a/terraform/scripts/s3_backend.sh
+++ b/terraform/scripts/s3_backend.sh
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
 set -e
 
-# create s3 bucket for terraform backend
-aws s3api create-bucket --bucket terraform-state-bucket1232444231 --region us-east-1 
+# Define variables
+BUCKET_NAME="terraform-state-bucket1232444231"
+TABLE_NAME="resume-terraform-locks"
+REGION="us-east-1"
 
-# create dynamodb table for state lock
+# Create S3 bucket for Terraform backend
+echo "Creating S3 bucket $BUCKET_NAME in region $REGION"
+aws s3api create-bucket --bucket "$BUCKET_NAME" --region "$REGION"
+
+# Create DynamoDB table for state lock
+echo "Creating DynamoDB table $TABLE_NAME in region $REGION"
 aws dynamodb create-table \
-    --table-name resume-terraform-locks \
+    --table-name "$TABLE_NAME" \
     --attribute-definitions AttributeName=LockID,AttributeType=S \
     --key-schema AttributeName=LockID,KeyType=HASH \
     --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
-    --region us-east-1
-
-
-exit 0
-
-
+    --region "$REGION"
 
+echo "Resources created successfully."
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diff --git a/terraform/scripts/upload_to_s3.sh b/terraform/scripts/upload_to_s3.sh
index d7e9947..eab707b 100755
--- a/terraform/scripts/upload_to_s3.sh
+++ b/terraform/scripts/upload_to_s3.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
 set -e
 
+# Check if the correct number of arguments is provided
+if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <bucket_name> <lambda_s3_key> <lambda_zip_path>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 BUCKET_NAME=$1
 LAMBDA_S3_KEY=$2
 LAMBDA_ZIP_PATH=$3
 
-# upload lambda function to s3
-echo "Uploading lambda_function.zip to s3"
-aws s3 cp $LAMBDA_ZIP_PATH s3://$BUCKET_NAME/$LAMBDA_S3_KEY
+# Upload Lambda function to S3
+echo "Uploading $LAMBDA_ZIP_PATH to s3://$BUCKET_NAME/$LAMBDA_S3_KEY"
+aws s3 cp "$LAMBDA_ZIP_PATH" "s3://$BUCKET_NAME/$LAMBDA_S3_KEY"
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