diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_backup.py b/.github/workflows/check_backup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7076580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_backup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import boto3
+import os
+import requests
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+# Create the expected file name
+today_date = datetime.today().strftime("%Y%m%d")
+expected_file = f"{os.getenv('S3_FOLDER')}smartapi_{today_date}.zip"
+
+# Create the S3 client
+s3_client = boto3.client("s3", region_name=os.getenv("AWS_REGION"))
+
+# Try to fetch the file metadata
+try:
+    s3_client.head_object(Bucket=os.getenv("BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME"), Key=expected_file)
+    print(f"Backup file {expected_file} exists, no action needed")
+except s3_client.exceptions.ClientError:
+    print(f"Backup file {expected_file} does NOT exist.")
+
+    # Create the payload for Slack
+    slack_data = {
+        "channel": os.getenv("SLACK_CHANNEL"),
+        "username": os.getenv("APPLICATION_NAME"),
+        "icon_emoji": ":thumbsdown:",
+        "text": f":alert: Backup file {expected_file} does NOT exist.",
+    }
+
+    try:
+        response = requests.post(os.getenv("SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"), json=slack_data, timeout=10)
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            print(" └─ Slack notification sent successfully.")
+        else:
+            print(f" └─ Failed to send message to Slack: {response.status_code}, {response.text}")
+    except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+        print(" └─ Request timed out to Slack WebHook URL.")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f" └─ Failed to send Slack notification. Error: {str(e)}")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml b/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml
index 92316d4..30a5144 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install boto3
 
       - name: Check if backup exists in S3
-        id: check_s3_backup
+        run: python check_backup.py
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -32,41 +32,3 @@ jobs:
           S3_FOLDER: "db_backup/"
           SLACK_CHANNEL: "#observability-test"
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-        run: |
-            import boto3
-            import os
-            import requests
-            from datetime import datetime
-
-            # Create the expected file name
-            today_date = datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%d")
-            expected_file = f"{os.getenv('S3_FOLDER')}smartapi_{today_date}.zip"
-
-            # Create the S3 client
-            s3_client = boto3.client("s3", region_name=os.getenv("AWS_REGION"))
-
-            # Try to fetch the file metadata
-            try:
-                s3_client.head_object(Bucket=os.getenv("BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME"), Key=expected_file)
-                print(f"Backup file {expected_file} exists, no action needed")
-            except s3_client.exceptions.ClientError:
-                print(f"Backup file {expected_file} does NOT exist.")
-
-                # Create the payload for Slack
-                slack_data = {
-                    "channel": os.getenv("SLACK_CHANNEL"),
-                    "username": os.getenv("APPLICATION_NAME"),
-                    "icon_emoji": ":thumbsdown:",
-                    "text": ":alert: Backup file {expected_file} does NOT exist.",
-                }
-
-                try:
-                    response = requests.post(os.getenv("SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"), json=slack_data, timeout=10)
-                    if response.status_code == 200:
-                        print(" └─ Slack notification sent successfully.")
-                    else:
-                        print(f" └─ Failed to send message to Slack: {response.status_code}, {response.text}")
-                except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
-                    print(" └─ Request timed out to Slack WebHook URL.")
-                except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-                    print(f" └─ Failed to send Slack notification. Error: {str(e)}")