diff --git a/2-simple-example/iac/ecs.tf b/2-simple-example/iac/ecs.tf
index c6fbd94..0853f85 100644
--- a/2-simple-example/iac/ecs.tf
+++ b/2-simple-example/iac/ecs.tf
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ module "ecs_service" {
     valkey = {
       cpu       = 512
       memory    = 1024
-      essential = true
       image     = "valkey/valkey:7.2.4-rc1-alpine"
       port_mappings = [
 	{
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ module "ecs_service" {
     (local.container_name) = {
       cpu       = 512
       memory    = 1024
-      essential = true
       image     = "richarvey/chat-app:latest"
       port_mappings = [
         {
@@ -76,28 +74,14 @@ module "ecs_service" {
       environment = [
 	{
 	  name		= "REDIS_ENDPOINT"
-	  value		= "valkey"
+	  value		= "127.0.0.1"
 	},
       ]
 
-      enable_cloudwatch_logging = false
-
       memory_reservation = 100
     }
   }
 
-  service_connect_configuration = {
-    namespace = aws_service_discovery_http_namespace.this.arn
-    service = {
-      client_alias = {
-        port     = local.container_port
-        dns_name = local.container_name
-      }
-      port_name      = local.container_name
-      discovery_name = local.container_name
-    }
-  }
-
   load_balancer = {
     service = {
       target_group_arn = module.alb.target_groups["ex_ecs"].arn