diff --git a/.github/workflows/restage-apps.yml b/.github/workflows/restage-apps.yml
index abdadcfe0..23c78f8cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/restage-apps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/restage-apps.yml
@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ jobs:
         app: ["api", "admin"]
     steps:
       - name: Restage ${{matrix.app}}
-        uses: 18f/cg-deploy-action@main
+        uses: cloud-gov/cg-cli-tools@main
         with:
           cf_username: ${{ secrets.CLOUDGOV_USERNAME }}
           cf_password: ${{ secrets.CLOUDGOV_PASSWORD }}
           cf_org: gsa-tts-benefits-studio
           cf_space: notify-${{ inputs.environment }}
-          full_command: "cf restage --strategy rolling notify-${{matrix.app}}-${{inputs.environment}}"
+          command: "cf restage --strategy rolling notify-${{matrix.app}}-${{inputs.environment}}"
       - name: Restage ${{matrix.app}} egress
-        uses: 18f/cg-deploy-action@main
+        uses: cloud-gov/cg-cli-tools@main
         with:
           cf_username: ${{ secrets.CLOUDGOV_USERNAME }}
           cf_password: ${{ secrets.CLOUDGOV_PASSWORD }}
           cf_org: gsa-tts-benefits-studio
           cf_space: notify-${{ inputs.environment }}-egress
-          full_command: "cf restage --strategy rolling egress-proxy-notify-${{matrix.app}}-${{inputs.environment}}"
+          command: "cf restage --strategy rolling egress-proxy-notify-${{matrix.app}}-${{inputs.environment}}"
diff --git a/app/celery/tasks.py b/app/celery/tasks.py
index 0794ad4da..7526e6619 100644
--- a/app/celery/tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/tasks.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 from app.dao.templates_dao import dao_get_template_by_id
 from app.enums import JobStatus, KeyType, NotificationType
 from app.errors import TotalRequestsError
-from app.notifications.process_notifications import persist_notification
+from app.notifications.process_notifications import (
+    get_notification,
+    persist_notification,
+)
 from app.notifications.validators import check_service_over_total_message_limit
 from app.serialised_models import SerialisedService, SerialisedTemplate
 from app.service.utils import service_allowed_to_send_to
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ def save_email(
             "Email {} failed as restricted service".format(notification_id)
         )
         return
-
+    original_notification = get_notification(notification_id)
     try:
         saved_notification = persist_notification(
             template_id=notification["template"],
@@ -288,10 +291,11 @@ def save_email(
             notification_id=notification_id,
             reply_to_text=reply_to_text,
         )
-
-        provider_tasks.deliver_email.apply_async(
-            [str(saved_notification.id)], queue=QueueNames.SEND_EMAIL
-        )
+        # we only want to send once
+        if original_notification is None:
+            provider_tasks.deliver_email.apply_async(
+                [str(saved_notification.id)], queue=QueueNames.SEND_EMAIL
+            )
 
         current_app.logger.debug(
             "Email {} created at {}".format(
@@ -329,6 +333,8 @@ def save_api_email_or_sms(self, encrypted_notification):
         if notification["notification_type"] == NotificationType.EMAIL
         else provider_tasks.deliver_sms
     )
+
+    original_notification = get_notification(notification["id"])
     try:
         persist_notification(
             notification_id=notification["id"],
@@ -347,10 +353,11 @@ def save_api_email_or_sms(self, encrypted_notification):
             document_download_count=notification["document_download_count"],
         )
         # Only get here if save to the db was successful (i.e. first time)
-        provider_task.apply_async([notification["id"]], queue=q)
-        current_app.logger.debug(
-            f"{notification['notification_type']} {notification['id']} has been persisted and sent to delivery queue."
-        )
+        if original_notification is None:
+            provider_task.apply_async([notification["id"]], queue=q)
+            current_app.logger.debug(
+                f"{notification['id']} has been persisted and sent to delivery queue."
+            )
 
     except IntegrityError:
         current_app.logger.warning(
diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index cbde45d30..8371aaa85 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ def dao_create_notification(notification):
     # notify-api-742 remove phone numbers from db
     notification.to = "1"
     notification.normalised_to = "1"
-    db.session.add(notification)
+
+    # notify-api-1454 insert only if it doesn't exist
+    stmt = select(Notification).where(Notification.id == notification.id)
+    result = db.session.execute(stmt).scalar()
+    if result is None:
+        db.session.add(notification)
 
 
 def country_records_delivery(phone_prefix):
diff --git a/app/notifications/process_notifications.py b/app/notifications/process_notifications.py
index 4f5d8d06c..8568b8894 100644
--- a/app/notifications/process_notifications.py
+++ b/app/notifications/process_notifications.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from app.dao.notifications_dao import (
     dao_create_notification,
     dao_delete_notifications_by_id,
+    get_notification_by_id,
 )
 from app.enums import KeyType, NotificationStatus, NotificationType
 from app.errors import BadRequestError
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ def check_placeholders(template_object):
         raise BadRequestError(fields=[{"template": message}], message=message)
 
 
+def get_notification(notification_id):
+    return get_notification_by_id(notification_id)
+
+
 def persist_notification(
     *,
     template_id,
diff --git a/terraform/production/main.tf b/terraform/production/main.tf
index 9543fdd86..d8a46693b 100644
--- a/terraform/production/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/production/main.tf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module "redis-v70" {
   cf_org_name     = local.cf_org_name
   cf_space_name   = local.cf_space_name
   name            = "${local.app_name}-redis-v70-${local.env}"
-  redis_plan_name = "redis-3node-large"
+  redis_plan_name = "redis-5node-large"
   json_params = jsonencode(
     {
       "engineVersion" : "7.0",