diff --git a/files/scripts/healdata/heal-cedar-data-ingest.py b/files/scripts/healdata/heal-cedar-data-ingest.py
index 5394fc775..f59c1b890 100644
--- a/files/scripts/healdata/heal-cedar-data-ingest.py
+++ b/files/scripts/healdata/heal-cedar-data-ingest.py
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ def get_related_studies(serial_num, guid, hostname):
                 cedar_record_other_study_websites = cedar_record.get(
                     "metadata_location", {}
                 ).get("other_study_websites", [])
+                # this ensures the nih_application_id, cedar_study_level_metadata_template_instance_ID and study_name are not alterable from CEDAR side
                 del cedar_record["metadata_location"]
+                del cedar_record["minimal_info"]["study_name"]
 
                 mds_res["gen3_discovery"]["study_metadata"].update(cedar_record)
                 mds_res["gen3_discovery"]["study_metadata"]["metadata_location"][
diff --git a/kube/services/jobs/cedar-ingestion-job.yaml b/kube/services/jobs/cedar-ingestion-job.yaml
index f6be4dd23..3507a63d7 100644
--- a/kube/services/jobs/cedar-ingestion-job.yaml
+++ b/kube/services/jobs/cedar-ingestion-job.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ spec:
             secretName: cedar-g3auto # the secret name in kube
       initContainers:
       - name: cedar
-        image: quay.io/cdis/awshelper:master
+        image: quay.io/cdis/awshelper:fix_ct_gov
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         ports:
         - containerPort: 80