diff --git a/.github/workflows/dogfood-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/dogfood-deploy.yml
index f17768eec7c5..bae6a032e97d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dogfood-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dogfood-deploy.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_G_HELP_ENGINEERING_WEBHOOK_URL }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK_TYPE: INCOMING_WEBHOOK
-        # first we'll scale everything down and create the new task definitions
+        # Note: This will cause the geolite2 image to be built twice, but that cannot be avoided without refactoring the terraform to not tag it based upon timestamp.
+      - name: Terraform Apply Free
+        id: apply-free
+        run: terraform apply -target=module.free -target=module.migrations_free -target=module.geolite2 -auto-approve
       - name: Terraform Apply
         id: apply
         run: terraform apply -auto-approve