diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-twilio.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-twilio.yaml
index 97a2d1e..3ddcf11 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-twilio.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-twilio.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ACCOUNT_SID: ${{ secrets.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID }}
           AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
diff --git a/packages/serverless/.env.example b/packages/serverless/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d6834c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/serverless/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# twilio stuff
+ACCOUNT_SID=
+AUTH_TOKEN=
+
+# aws stuff
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY=
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/serverless/package.json b/packages/serverless/package.json
index 878f1e8..8caf47d 100644
--- a/packages/serverless/package.json
+++ b/packages/serverless/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
     "start": "twilio-run",
-    "deploy": "twilio-run deploy --load-system-env --service-name doorman --environment=prod"
+    "deploy": "twilio-run deploy --load-system-env --env env.example --service-name doorman --environment=prod"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "^3.609.0",