diff --git a/backend/PERPLEXITY_INTEGRATION.md b/backend/PERPLEXITY_INTEGRATION.md
index 568c4ac2..fd59da46 100644
--- a/backend/PERPLEXITY_INTEGRATION.md
+++ b/backend/PERPLEXITY_INTEGRATION.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default () => ({
   aws: {
     // ... existing aws config
     secretsManager: {
-      perplexityApiKeySecret: process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME || 'medical-reports-explainer/perplexity-api-key',
+      perplexityApiKeySecret: process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME || 'med-ai-perplexity-key',
     },
   },
   perplexity: {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The `PerplexityController` exposes the following endpoints:
 1. Create a secret in AWS Secrets Manager:
    ```
    aws secretsmanager create-secret \
-     --name medical-reports-explainer/perplexity-api-key \
+     --name med-ai-perplexity-key \
      --description "Perplexity API Key for Medical Reports Explainer" \
      --secret-string "your-perplexity-api-key"
    ```
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The `PerplexityController` exposes the following endpoints:
          "Action": [
            "secretsmanager:GetSecretValue"
          ],
-         "Resource": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:region:account-id:secret:medical-reports-explainer/perplexity-api-key-*"
+         "Resource": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:region:account-id:secret:med-ai-perplexity-key-*"
        }
      ]
    }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Configure the following environment variables:
 
 | Variable | Description | Default Value |
 |----------|-------------|---------------|
-| `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME` | Name of the secret in AWS Secrets Manager | `medical-reports-explainer/perplexity-api-key` |
+| `PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME` | Name of the secret in AWS Secrets Manager | `med-ai-perplexity-key` |
 | `PERPLEXITY_MODEL` | Perplexity model to use | `mixtral-8x7b-instruct` |
 | `PERPLEXITY_MAX_TOKENS` | Maximum tokens to generate | `2048` |
 | `AWS_REGION` | AWS region for Secrets Manager | `us-east-1` |
diff --git a/backend/src/config/configuration.ts b/backend/src/config/configuration.ts
index 357d5ef0..9f6134cb 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/configuration.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/configuration.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ export default () => ({
       clientId: process.env.AWS_COGNITO_CLIENT_ID,
     },
     secretsManager: {
-      perplexityApiKeySecret:
-        process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME ||
-        'medical-reports-explainer/perplexity-api-key',
+      perplexityApiKeySecret: process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME || 'med-ai-perplexity-key',
     },
     aws: {
       accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
diff --git a/backend/src/iac/backend-stack.ts b/backend/src/iac/backend-stack.ts
index e28b7688..1e74a657 100644
--- a/backend/src/iac/backend-stack.ts
+++ b/backend/src/iac/backend-stack.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export class BackendStack extends cdk.Stack {
         DYNAMODB_REPORTS_TABLE: reportsTable.tableName,
 
         // Perplexity related
-        PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME: `medical-reports-explainer/${props.environment}/perplexity-api-key`,
+        PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_SECRET_NAME: `med-ai-perplexity-key`,
         PERPLEXITY_MODEL: 'sonar',
         PERPLEXITY_MAX_TOKENS: '2048',
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/perplexity.service.ts b/backend/src/services/perplexity.service.ts
index ab3751c7..329bec8c 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/perplexity.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/perplexity.service.ts
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ export class PerplexityService {
       return this.apiKey;
     }
 
-    const secretName =
-      this.configService.get<string>('aws.secretsManager.perplexityApiKeySecret') ||
-      'medical-reports-explainer/perplexity-api-key';
+    const secretName = this.configService.get<string>('aws.secretsManager.perplexityApiKeySecret');
 
     if (!secretName) {
       throw new Error('Perplexity API key secret name is not configured');