diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml b/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml
index f921b0b..a2022d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_backup.yml
@@ -26,36 +26,45 @@ jobs:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
-          BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME: ${{ secrets.BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME }}
-          S3_FOLDER: 'db_backup/'
+          BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME: "${{ secrets.BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME }}"
+          S3_FOLDER: "db_backup/"
+          SLACK_CHANNEL: "#observability-test"
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         run: |
-          import boto3
-          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.")
-          except s3_client.exceptions.ClientError:
-              print(f"Backup file {expected_file} does NOT exist.")
-              exit(1)  # Return an error code if the file does not exist
-
-      - name: Send notification to Slack if backup file does not exist
-        if: failure() # Only runs if the previous step failed (file not found)
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.23.0
-        with:
-          payload: |
-            {
-              "channel": "#observability-test",  # Replace with your Slack channel
-              "username": "Backup Check Bot",
-              "text": "🚨 The expected backup file for `smartapi_{ { steps.check_s3_backup.outputs.expected_file } }` was not found in the S3 bucket!"
-            }
-        env:
-          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
+            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)}")