diff --git a/infrastructure/deployment/deploy.sh b/infrastructure/deployment/deploy.sh
index 37fba077..93053641 100755
--- a/infrastructure/deployment/deploy.sh
+++ b/infrastructure/deployment/deploy.sh
@@ -302,22 +302,13 @@ docker_stack_deploy() {
 
   EXISTING_STACKS=$(configured_ssh 'docker stack ls --format "{{ .Name }}" | grep -v "dependencies" | paste -sd "," -')
 
-  configured_rsync -rlD $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:/opt/opencrvs/infrastructure/docker-compose.dependencies.yml ./infrastructure/docker-compose.dependencies.yml
-
-  REFRESH_DEPENDENCY_NETWORKS=false
-
   if echo $EXISTING_STACKS | grep -w $STACK > /dev/null; then
     echo "Stack $STACK exists"
-    npx tsx infrastructure/deployment/add-networks.ts infrastructure/docker-compose.dependencies.yml "$EXISTING_STACKS" > ./docker-compose.dependencies.yml
   else
     echo "Stack $STACK doesnt exist. Creating"
-    REFRESH_DEPENDENCY_NETWORKS=true
-    npx tsx infrastructure/deployment/add-networks.ts infrastructure/docker-compose.dependencies.yml "$EXISTING_STACKS,$STACK" > ./docker-compose.dependencies.yml
   fi
 
-  configured_rsync -rlD ./docker-compose.dependencies.yml $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:/opt/opencrvs/infrastructure/docker-compose.dependencies.yml
-
-  if [ "$REFRESH_DEPENDENCY_NETWORKS" = true ] || [ "$UPDATE_DEPENDENCIES" = true ]; then
+  if [ "$UPDATE_DEPENDENCIES" = true ]; then
     echo "Updating dependency stack"
     configured_ssh 'cd /opt/opencrvs && \
       docker stack deploy --prune -c '$(split_and_join " " " -c " "$(to_remote_paths $DEPENDENCY_COMPOSE_FILES)")' --with-registry-auth dependencies'
@@ -326,7 +317,6 @@ docker_stack_deploy() {
   configured_ssh 'cd /opt/opencrvs && \
     docker stack deploy --prune -c '$(split_and_join " " " -c " "$(to_remote_paths $APPLICATION_COMPOSE_FILES)")' --with-registry-auth '$STACK
 
-
 }
 
 validate_options
diff --git a/infrastructure/docker-compose.app.yml b/infrastructure/docker-compose.app.yml
index 8d807c87..f0bac26f 100644
--- a/infrastructure/docker-compose.app.yml
+++ b/infrastructure/docker-compose.app.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
         target: /src/hearth/config/queryparam-extensions.json
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.enable=false'
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__countryconfig.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__countryconfig.entrypoints=web,websecure'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__countryconfig.middlewares=gzip-compression'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__countryconfig.headers.customresponseheaders.Pragma=no-cache'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__countryconfig.headers.customresponseheaders.Cache-control=no-store'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__countryconfig.headers.customresponseheaders.X-Robots-Tag=none'
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ services:
       - DOMAIN=${STACK}.{{hostname}}
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__login.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__login.entrypoints=web,websecure'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__login.middlewares=gzip-compression'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__login.headers.customresponseheaders.Pragma=no-cache'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__login.headers.customresponseheaders.Cache-control=no-store'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__login.headers.customresponseheaders.X-Robots-Tag=none'
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__client.tls.domains[0].main=${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__client.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__client.entrypoints=web,websecure'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
 
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__test-replacepathregex.redirectregex.permanent=true'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__test-replacepathregex.redirectregex.regex=^https?://${STACK}.{{hostname}}/(.*)'
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__gateway.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__gateway.entrypoints=web,websecure'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__gateway.middlewares=gzip-compression'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__gateway.headers.customresponseheaders.Pragma=no-cache'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__gateway.headers.customresponseheaders.Cache-control=no-store'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__gateway.headers.customresponseheaders.X-Robots-Tag=none'
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ services:
       - '/opt/opencrvs/infrastructure/elasticsearch:/usr/app'
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     deploy:
       labels:
         - 'traefik.enable=false'
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__auth.tls.domains[0].main=${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__auth.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__auth.entrypoints=web,websecure'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__auth.headers.customresponseheaders.Pragma=no-cache'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__auth.headers.customresponseheaders.Cache-control=no-store'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__auth.headers.customresponseheaders.X-Robots-Tag=none'
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__webhooks.tls.domains[0].main=${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__webhooks.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__webhooks.entrypoints=web,websecure'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__webhooks.headers.customresponseheaders.Pragma=no-cache'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__webhooks.headers.customresponseheaders.Cache-control=no-store'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__webhooks.headers.customresponseheaders.X-Robots-Tag=none'
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__config.tls.domains[0].main=${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__config.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__config.entrypoints=web,websecure'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__config.headers.customresponseheaders.Pragma=no-cache'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__config.headers.customresponseheaders.Cache-control=no-store'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__config.headers.customresponseheaders.X-Robots-Tag=none'
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ services:
       replicas: 1
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ services:
       - COUNTRY_CONFIG_URL=http://countryconfig.{{STACK}}_{{STACK}}_app_net:3040
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.enable=false'
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ services:
         condition: on-failure
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ services:
       - NOTIFICATION_MONGODB_PASSWORD=${NOTIFICATION_MONGODB_PASSWORD}
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     logging:
       driver: gelf
       options:
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ services:
       - /opt/opencrvs/infrastructure/metabase/metabase.init.db.sql:/metabase.init.db.sql
     networks:
       - {{STACK}}_app_net
-      - dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net
+      - dependencies_internal_net
     environment:
       - QA_ENV=true
       - HOST=0.0.0.0
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ services:
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__metabase.tls.domains[0].main=${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__metabase.tls.domains[0].sans=*.${STACK}.{{hostname}}'
         - 'traefik.http.routers.${STACK}__metabase.entrypoints=web,websecure'
-        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net'
+        - 'traefik.docker.network=dependencies_internal_net
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__metabase.headers.customresponseheaders.Pragma=no-cache'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__metabase.headers.customresponseheaders.Cache-control=no-store'
         - 'traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK}__metabase.headers.customresponseheaders.X-Robots-Tag=none'
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ configs:
   mongo-on-deploy.{{ts}}:
     file: /opt/opencrvs/infrastructure/mongodb/on-deploy.sh
 networks:
-  dependencies_{{STACK}}_dependencies_net:
+  dependencies_internal_net:
     external: true
   {{STACK}}_app_net:
     driver: overlay