diff --git a/cloudlift/deployment/service_template_generator.py b/cloudlift/deployment/service_template_generator.py
index 474accfd..dc9c0439 100644
--- a/cloudlift/deployment/service_template_generator.py
+++ b/cloudlift/deployment/service_template_generator.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from cloudlift.exceptions import UnrecoverableException
 from cloudlift.config import get_client_for
-
+from cloudlift.config import get_resource_for
 from awacs.aws import PolicyDocument, Statement, Allow, Principal
 from awacs.sts import AssumeRole
 from awacs.firehose import PutRecordBatch
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def __init__(self, service_configuration, environment_stack):
         self.bucket_name = 'cloudlift-service-template'
         self.environment = service_configuration.environment
         self.client = get_client_for('s3', self.environment)
+        self.iamresource = get_resource_for('iam', self.environment)
         self.team_name = (self.notifications_arn.split(':')[-1])
         self.environment_configuration = EnvironmentConfiguration(self.environment).get_config().get(self.environment, {})
     def _derive_configuration(self, service_configuration):
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ def _add_service(self, service_name, config):
             service_name + "TaskDefinition",
             Family=service_name + "Family",
             ContainerDefinitions=[cd] + sidecar_container_defs,
-            ExecutionRoleArn=boto3.resource('iam').Role('ecsTaskExecutionRole').arn,
+            ExecutionRoleArn=self.iamresource.Role('ecsTaskExecutionRole').arn,
             TaskRoleArn=Ref(task_role),
             Tags=Tags(Team=self.team_name, environment=self.env),
             **launch_type_td
diff --git a/cloudlift/deployment/service_updater.py b/cloudlift/deployment/service_updater.py
index c8e626d0..46de93fd 100644
--- a/cloudlift/deployment/service_updater.py
+++ b/cloudlift/deployment/service_updater.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 class ServiceUpdater(object):
-    def __init__(self, name, environment, env_sample_file, version=None,
+    def __init__(self, name, environment, env_sample_file, version=None, image_uri=None,
                  build_args=None, working_dir='.'):
         self.name = name
         self.environment = environment
@@ -32,37 +32,47 @@ def __init__(self, name, environment, env_sample_file, version=None,
         else:
             self.env_sample_file = './env.sample'
         self.version = version
+        self.image_uri = image_uri
         self.ecr_client = boto3.session.Session(region_name=self.region).client('ecr')
         self.cluster_name = get_cluster_name(environment)
         self.working_dir = working_dir
         self.build_args = build_args
+    
+    def _get_image(self):
+        if self.image_uri:
+           version = None
+           return version, self.image_uri 
 
-    def run(self):
-        log_warning("Deploying to {self.region}".format(**locals()))
-        self.init_stack_info()
-        if not os.path.exists(self.env_sample_file):
-            raise UnrecoverableException('env.sample not found. Exiting.')
         ecr_client = EcrClient(self.name, self.region, self.build_args)
         ecr_client.set_version(self.version)
         log_intent("name: " + self.name + " | environment: " +
                    self.environment + " | version: " + str(ecr_client.version))
         log_bold("Checking image in ECR")
         ecr_client.build_and_upload_image()
-        log_bold("Initiating deployment\n")
+        image_url = ecr_client.ecr_image_uri
+        image_url += (':' + ecr_client.version)
+        return ecr_client.version, image_url
 
+    def run(self):
+        log_warning("Deploying to {self.region}".format(**locals()))
+        self.init_stack_info()
+        if not os.path.exists(self.env_sample_file):
+            raise UnrecoverableException('env.sample not found. Exiting.')
+        
+        image_version, image_url = self._get_image()
+        
+        log_bold("Initiating deployment\n")
         jobs = []
         for index, service_name in enumerate(self.ecs_service_names):
             log_bold("Starting to deploy " + service_name)
             color = DEPLOYMENT_COLORS[index % 3]
-            image_url = ecr_client.ecr_image_uri
-            image_url += (':' + ecr_client.version)
             process = multiprocessing.Process(
                 target=deployer.deploy_new_version,
                 args=(
                     self.region,
                     self.cluster_name,
                     service_name,
-                    ecr_client.version,
+                    image_version,
                     self.name,
                     self.env_sample_file,
                     self.environment,