diff --git a/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical b/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical
index 01113f019..e07c8a9da 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical
+++ b/Dockerfile.standalone-infisical
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ ARG INFISICAL_PLATFORM_VERSION
 ENV VITE_INFISICAL_PLATFORM_VERSION $INFISICAL_PLATFORM_VERSION
 ARG CAPTCHA_SITE_KEY
 ENV VITE_CAPTCHA_SITE_KEY $CAPTCHA_SITE_KEY
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8192"
 
 # Build
 RUN npm run build
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ RUN npm ci --only-production
 COPY /backend .
 COPY --chown=non-root-user:nodejs standalone-entrypoint.sh standalone-entrypoint.sh
 RUN npm i -D tsconfig-paths
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8192"
 RUN npm run build
 
 # Production stage
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/aws-iam.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/aws-iam.ts
index 8b7c278e8..329715941 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/aws-iam.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/aws-iam.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ import {
   PutUserPolicyCommand,
   RemoveUserFromGroupCommand
 } from "@aws-sdk/client-iam";
-import { AssumeRoleCommand, AssumeRoleWithWebIdentityCommand, STSClient } from "@aws-sdk/client-sts";
+import { AssumeRoleCommand, STSClient } from "@aws-sdk/client-sts";
 import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
-import { promises as fs } from "fs";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
@@ -90,42 +89,9 @@ export const AwsIamProvider = (): TDynamicProviderFns => {
         });
       }
 
-      const tokenFilePath =
-        appCfg.INFISICAL_KUBERNETES_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN_PATH || "/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token";
-
-      let webIdentityToken;
-      try {
-        webIdentityToken = await fs.readFile(tokenFilePath, "utf-8");
-      } catch (error) {
-        throw new BadRequestError({
-          message: `Failed to get AWS credentials via IRSA: service account token not found at ${tokenFilePath}`
-        });
-      }
-
-      const stsClient = new STSClient({
-        region: providerInputs.region
-      });
-
-      const command = new AssumeRoleWithWebIdentityCommand({
-        RoleArn: providerInputs.roleArn,
-        RoleSessionName: `infisical-dynamic-secret-irsa-${randomUUID()}`,
-        WebIdentityToken: webIdentityToken,
-        DurationSeconds: 900 // 15 mins
-      });
-
-      const assumeRes = await stsClient.send(command);
-
-      if (!assumeRes.Credentials?.AccessKeyId || !assumeRes.Credentials?.SecretAccessKey) {
-        throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Failed to assume role with web identity - verify IRSA configuration" });
-      }
-
+      // The SDK will automatically pick up credentials from the environment
       const client = new IAMClient({
-        region: providerInputs.region,
-        credentials: {
-          accessKeyId: assumeRes.Credentials.AccessKeyId,
-          secretAccessKey: assumeRes.Credentials.SecretAccessKey,
-          sessionToken: assumeRes.Credentials.SessionToken
-        }
+        region: providerInputs.region
       });
       return client;
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/models.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/models.ts
index c0a54d9f5..528ea414a 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/models.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/dynamic-secret/providers/models.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ export const DynamicSecretAwsIamSchema = z.preprocess(
     }),
     z.object({
       method: z.literal(AwsIamAuthType.IRSA),
-      roleArn: z.string().trim().min(1, "Role ARN required"),
       region: z.string().trim().min(1),
       awsPath: z.string().trim().optional(),
       permissionBoundaryPolicyArn: z.string().trim().optional(),
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/dynamicSecret/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/dynamicSecret/types.ts
index cd55087ff..84b618153 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/dynamicSecret/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/dynamicSecret/types.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ export type TDynamicSecretProvider =
           }
         | {
             method: DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.IRSA;
-            roleArn: string;
             region: string;
             awsPath?: string;
             policyDocument?: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/ActionBar/CreateDynamicSecretForm/AwsIamInputForm.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/ActionBar/CreateDynamicSecretForm/AwsIamInputForm.tsx
index 34bee9b80..f9ed9967c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/ActionBar/CreateDynamicSecretForm/AwsIamInputForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/ActionBar/CreateDynamicSecretForm/AwsIamInputForm.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {
   SelectItem,
   TextArea
 } from "@app/components/v2";
-import { useGetServerConfig } from "@app/hooks/api/admin";
 import { useCreateDynamicSecret } from "@app/hooks/api";
+import { useGetServerConfig } from "@app/hooks/api/admin";
 import {
   DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth,
   DynamicSecretProviders
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ const formSchema = z.object({
     }),
     z.object({
       method: z.literal(DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.IRSA),
-      roleArn: z.string().trim().min(1),
       region: z.string().trim().min(1),
       awsPath: z.string().trim().optional(),
       permissionBoundaryPolicyArn: z.string().trim().optional(),
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ export const AwsIamInputForm = ({
                   </FormControl>
                 )}
               />
-              {method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AccessKey ? (
+              {method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AccessKey && (
                 <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
                   <Controller
                     control={control}
@@ -298,7 +297,8 @@ export const AwsIamInputForm = ({
                     )}
                   />
                 </div>
-              ) : (
+              )}
+              {method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AssumeRole && (
                 <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
                   <Controller
                     control={control}
@@ -306,11 +306,7 @@ export const AwsIamInputForm = ({
                     defaultValue=""
                     render={({ field, fieldState: { error } }) => (
                       <FormControl
-                        label={
-                          method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AssumeRole
-                            ? "Assume Role ARN"
-                            : "Role ARN"
-                        }
+                        label="Assume Role ARN"
                         className="flex-grow"
                         isError={Boolean(error?.message)}
                         errorText={error?.message}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/DynamicSecretListView/EditDynamicSecretForm/EditDynamicSecretAwsIamForm.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/DynamicSecretListView/EditDynamicSecretForm/EditDynamicSecretAwsIamForm.tsx
index d4644459e..926bd4482 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/DynamicSecretListView/EditDynamicSecretForm/EditDynamicSecretAwsIamForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/DynamicSecretListView/EditDynamicSecretForm/EditDynamicSecretAwsIamForm.tsx
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export const EditDynamicSecretAwsIamForm = ({
                 </FormControl>
               )}
             />
-            {method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AccessKey ? (
+            {method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AccessKey && (
               <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
                 <Controller
                   control={control}
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ export const EditDynamicSecretAwsIamForm = ({
                   )}
                 />
               </div>
-            ) : (
+            )}
+            {method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AssumeRole && (
               <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
                 <Controller
                   control={control}
@@ -276,11 +277,7 @@ export const EditDynamicSecretAwsIamForm = ({
                   defaultValue=""
                   render={({ field, fieldState: { error } }) => (
                     <FormControl
-                      label={
-                        method === DynamicSecretAwsIamAuth.AssumeRole
-                          ? "Assume Role ARN"
-                          : "Role ARN"
-                      }
+                      label="Assume Role ARN"
                       className="flex-grow"
                       isError={Boolean(error?.message)}
                       errorText={error?.message}