diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index 2c5c483..c6dd7ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy infrastructure
         run: |
-          bash bin/deploy.sh
-          bash bin/seed.sh
+          ./bin/deploy.sh
 
       - name: Run Integration Tests
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview.yml b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
index e3a888d..c26af8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           extension-auto-install: 'localstack-extension-mailhog'
           preview-cmd: |
             pip install awscli awscli-local
-            bash bin/deploy.sh
-            bash bin/seed.sh
+            ./bin/deploy.sh
             distributionId=$(awslocal cloudfront list-distributions | jq -r '.DistributionList.Items[0].Id');
             echo LS_PREVIEW_URL=$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/cloudfront/$distributionId/ >> $GITHUB_ENV;
         env:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d71e56..3df75f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,15 +59,7 @@ CloudFront URL: https://1e372b81.cloudfront.localhost.localstack.cloud
 API Gateway Endpoint: http://localhost:4566/restapis/4xu5emxibf/test/_user_request_
 ```
 
-Navigate to the CloudFront URL to check out the app.
-
-To seed some quiz data and user data, run the following command:
-
-```bash
-bash bin/seed.sh
-```
-
-The above command will add three quizzes to the app.
+Navigate to the CloudFront URL to check out the app. The script would also seed some quiz data and user data to make local testing easier.
 
 ## Local Testing
 
diff --git a/bin/deploy.sh b/bin/deploy.sh
index 89b7fa7..a2ae0d1 100755
--- a/bin/deploy.sh
+++ b/bin/deploy.sh
@@ -286,8 +286,17 @@ log "State Machine created."
 # Deploy Frontend
 log "Deploying frontend..."
 pushd frontend >/dev/null
-npm install >/dev/null
+if [ -d "node_modules" ]; then
+    log "node_modules directory already present. Skipping npm install."
+else
+    log "node_modules directory not found. Installing dependencies..."
+    npm install >/dev/null
+fi
+
+log "Building the project..."
 npm run build >/dev/null
+
+log "Uploading frontend build to S3..."
 awslocal s3 mb s3://webapp >/dev/null
 awslocal s3 sync --delete ./build s3://webapp >/dev/null
 awslocal s3 website s3://webapp --index-document index.html --error-document index.html >/dev/null
@@ -366,6 +375,10 @@ log "Cleaning up temporary files..."
 rm *.zip
 log "Cleanup completed."
 
+log "Starting seed process..."
+./bin/seed.sh
+log "Seed process completed successfully."
+
 # Final Output
 log "Deployment completed successfully."
 echo
diff --git a/bin/ephemeral.sh b/bin/ephemeral.sh
index 9793816..54b613a 100644
--- a/bin/ephemeral.sh
+++ b/bin/ephemeral.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export ENDPOINT_URL="$ENDPOINT_URL"
 
 echo "Deploying resources..."
 bash bin/deploy.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
-bash bin/seed.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
 echo "Deployment completed."
 
 DISTRIBUTION_ID=$(awslocal cloudfront list-distributions --endpoint-url="$ENDPOINT_URL" | jq -r '.DistributionList.Items[0].Id')
diff --git a/bin/seed.sh b/bin/seed.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47a10ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+awslocal lambda update-function-code --function-name ScoringFunction --s3-bucket hot-reload --s3-key "$(pwd)/lambdas/scoring"
+
+awslocal lambda update-function-code --function-name ScoringFunction --code S3Bucket="hot-reload",S3Key="$(pwd)/lambdas/scoring"