diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-eks-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-eks-test.yml
index cb27293d7..d769cce12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-eks-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-eks-test.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ jobs:
             RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_SECRETS, ${{env.RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_CREDENTIAL_SECRET_NAME}}
           parse-json-secrets: true
 
+      - name: Convert RDS database credentials to base64
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          echo "RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_SECRETS_PASSWORD_BASE64=$(echo -n '${{env.RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_SECRETS_PASSWORD}}' | base64)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Initiate Terraform
         uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/execute_and_retry
         with:
@@ -246,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
               -var='python_remote_app_image=${{ env.REMOTE_SAMPLE_APP_IMAGE_ARN }}' \
               -var='rds_mysql_cluster_endpoint=${{env.RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_ENDPOINT}}' \
               -var='rds_mysql_cluster_username=${{env.RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_SECRETS_USERNAME}}' \
-              -var='rds_mysql_cluster_password=${{env.RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_SECRETS_PASSWORD}}' \
+              -var='rds_mysql_cluster_password=${{env.RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_SECRETS_PASSWORD_BASE64}}' \
               -var='rds_mysql_cluster_database=information_schema' \
               -var='account_id=${{ env.ACCOUNT_ID }}' \
             || deployment_failed=$?
diff --git a/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py b/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py
index 336c3b2b4..c6556583f 100644
--- a/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py
+++ b/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ## SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 import logging
 import os
+import base64
 import threading
 import time
 
@@ -110,10 +111,14 @@ def get_xray_trace_id():
 
 def mysql(request):
     logger.info("mysql received")
+
+    encoded_password = os.environ["RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_PASSWORD"]
+    decoded_password = base64.b64decode(encoded_password).decode('utf-8')
+
     try:
         connection = pymysql.connect(host=os.environ["RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_ENDPOINT"],
                                      user=os.environ["RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_USERNAME"],
-                                     password=os.environ["RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_PASSWORD"],
+                                     password=decoded_password,
                                      database=os.environ["RDS_MYSQL_CLUSTER_DATABASE"])
         with connection:
             with connection.cursor() as cursor: