diff --git a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/defaults/main.yml
index fc44c29fc..81bcf6e59 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ misload_monitoring_cron:
     job: "su oracle -c '/home/oracle/admin/misload_scripts/{{ misload_monitoring_script }}' | logger -p local3.info -t misload"
 
 misload_dbname: "{{ ec2.tags['misload-dbname'] }}"
-misload_secret_parameter: "/oracle/database/{{ misload_dbname }}/misload-config"
+misload_secret_name: "/oracle/database/{{ misload_dbname }}/misload-config"
 use_ssm_params: false
 misload_secretsmanager_passwords:
   misload:
-    parameter: "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}"
-    secret: "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}"
+    parameter: "{{ misload_secret_name }}"
+    secret: "{{ misload_secret_name }}"
     users:
       - target:
       - username:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/tasks/main.yml
index bf7a3ffa7..57f332837 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# needs testing
 # - name: Get secretsmanager passwords
 #   block:
 #     - name: secretsmanager passwords
@@ -40,15 +39,6 @@
 
 #   when: use_ssm_params
 
-- name: Get misload config
-  import_role:
-    name: ssm-passwords
-  vars:
-    ssm_passwords: "{{ misload_ssm_passwords }}"
-  tags:
-    - always
-  when: ec2.tags['misload-dbname'] is defined and ansible_facts['distribution'] == "RedHat"
-
 # included to prevent having to debug connections in the actual task if the target is not reachable
 - import_tasks: "misload-connection-check.yml"
   tags:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/connection_check.sh.j2 b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/connection_check.sh.j2
index 88298f7ed..98175bbd4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/connection_check.sh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/connection_check.sh.j2
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
 
-target=$(aws ssm get-parameter --name "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}" --query Parameter.Value --with-decryption --output text | jq -r .target)
-username=$(aws ssm get-parameter --name "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}" --query Parameter.Value --with-decryption --output text | jq -r .username)
-password=$(aws ssm get-parameter --name "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}" --query Parameter.Value --with-decryption --output text | jq -r .password)
+secret_data=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id "{{ misload_secret_name }}" --query SecretString --output text)
+target=$(echo $secret_data | jq -r .target)
+username=$(echo $secret_data | jq -r .username)
+password=$(echo $secret_data | jq -r .password)
 
 {{ ansible_python_interpreter }} /usr/local/share/winrm_connection_check.py -u "$username" -p "$password" -t "$target"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/trigger_mis_load.sh.j2 b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/trigger_mis_load.sh.j2
index 603bde59e..d7a22a8cc 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/trigger_mis_load.sh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nomis-misload/templates/trigger_mis_load.sh.j2
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 
 export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
 
-target=$(aws ssm get-parameter --name "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}" --query Parameter.Value --with-decryption --output text | jq -r .target)
-username=$(aws ssm get-parameter --name "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}" --query Parameter.Value --with-decryption --output text | jq -r .username)
-password=$(aws ssm get-parameter --name "{{ misload_secret_parameter }}" --query Parameter.Value --with-decryption --output text | jq -r .password)
+secret_data=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id "{{ misload_secret_name }}" --query SecretString --output text)
+target=$(echo $secret_data | jq -r .target)
+username=$(echo $secret_data | jq -r .username)
+password=$(echo $secret_data | jq -r .password)
+
 
 if [[ -z $target || $target == "null" || $target == "None" ||
       -z $username || $username == "null" || $username == "None" ||
       -z $password || $password == "null" || $password == "None" ]]; then
-  echo "Could not retrieve config from {{ misload_secret_parameter }}"
+  echo "Could not retrieve config from {{ misload_secret_name }}"
   echo "misload_status 1" > /opt/textfile_monitoring/misload_status.prom
   exit 1
 fi