diff --git a/example-project/internal/platform/auth/auth_test.go b/example-project/internal/platform/auth/auth_test.go
index 7c8acb2..16063a9 100644
--- a/example-project/internal/platform/auth/auth_test.go
+++ b/example-project/internal/platform/auth/auth_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package auth_test
 
 import (
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/secretsmanager"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -28,6 +30,17 @@ func TestAuthenticator(t *testing.T) {
 
 	awsSecretID := "jwt-key" + uuid.NewRandom().String()
 
+	defer func() {
+		// cleanup the secret after test is complete
+		sm := secretsmanager.New(test.AwsSession)
+		_, err := sm.DeleteSecret(&secretsmanager.DeleteSecretInput{
+			SecretId: aws.String(awsSecretID),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	var authTests = []struct {
 		name          string
 		awsSecretID   string