diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
index 507362ddeb..31c9cba7f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-build.yml
@@ -156,3 +156,18 @@ jobs:
           arguments: build --stacktrace -PenableCoverage=true
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
 
+  build-lambda:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo @ SHA - ${{ github.sha }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: temurin
+
+      - name: Build layer
+        working-directory: lambda-layer
+        run: ./build-layer.sh
diff --git a/lambda-layer/.gitignore b/lambda-layer/.gitignore
index d79194e8da..719d3e0657 100644
--- a/lambda-layer/.gitignore
+++ b/lambda-layer/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 build
 
 # Ignore Terraform state files
-.terraform
+.terraform/
 *.tfstate
 *.tfstate.backup
 *.lock.hcl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lambda-layer/build-layer.sh b/lambda-layer/build-layer.sh
index c1750e4588..4dae37b556 100755
--- a/lambda-layer/build-layer.sh
+++ b/lambda-layer/build-layer.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -e
 
 SOURCEDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
 
@@ -46,8 +47,12 @@ popd
 echo "Info: Building ADOT Lambda Java SDK Layer Code"
 ./gradlew build -PotelVersion=${version}
 
-
 ## Copy ADOT Java Agent downloaded using Gradle task and bundle it with the Lambda handler script
 echo "Info: Creating the layer artifact"
-cp "$SOURCEDIR"/build/javaagent/aws-opentelemetry-agent*.jar ./opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
-zip -qr opentelemetry-javaagent-layer.zip opentelemetry-javaagent.jar otel-instrument
+mkdir -p "$SOURCEDIR"/build/distributions/
+cp "$SOURCEDIR"/build/javaagent/aws-opentelemetry-agent*.jar "$SOURCEDIR"/build/distributions/aws-opentelemetry-javaagent.jar
+zip -r ./build/distributions/aws-opentelemetry-java-layer.zip "$SOURCEDIR"/build/distributions/aws-opentelemetry-javaagent.jar otel-instrument
+
+## Cleanup
+# revert the patch applied since it is only needed while building the layer.
+git restore ../dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
diff --git a/lambda-layer/otel-instrument b/lambda-layer/otel-instrument
index e28a2ea884..915d41d9d0 100644
--- a/lambda-layer/otel-instrument
+++ b/lambda-layer/otel-instrument
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export OTEL_PROPAGATORS="${OTEL_PROPAGATORS:-xray,tracecontext,b3,b3multi}"
 
 export OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=${OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:-${AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME}}
 
-export JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="-javaagent:/opt/opentelemetry-javaagent.jar ${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS}"
+export JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="-javaagent:/opt/aws-opentelemetry-javaagent.jar ${JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS}"
 
 if [[ $OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES != *"service.name="* ]]; then
   export OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES="service.name=${AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME},${OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES}"