diff --git a/aws/logs_monitoring/lambda_function.py b/aws/logs_monitoring/lambda_function.py
index bc6d6d0e1..023935299 100644
--- a/aws/logs_monitoring/lambda_function.py
+++ b/aws/logs_monitoring/lambda_function.py
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ def compileRegex(rule, pattern):
 
 # Strip any trailing and leading whitespace from the API key
 DD_API_KEY = DD_API_KEY.strip()
+os.environ["DD_API_KEY"] = DD_API_KEY
+
+# Force the layer to use the exact same API key as the forwarder
+if DD_FORWARD_METRIC:
+    from datadog import api
+    api._api_key = DD_API_KEY
 
 # DD_API_KEY must be set
 if DD_API_KEY == "<YOUR_DATADOG_API_KEY>" or DD_API_KEY == "":
diff --git a/aws/logs_monitoring/template.yaml b/aws/logs_monitoring/template.yaml
index 68e138903..733b07175 100644
--- a/aws/logs_monitoring/template.yaml
+++ b/aws/logs_monitoring/template.yaml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ Resources:
             - { DdForwarderVersion: !FindInMap [Constants, DdForwarder, Version] }
       Layers:
       - Fn::Sub: arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:464622532012:layer:Datadog-Python37:11
-      - Fn::Sub: arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:464622532012:layer:Datadog-Trace-Forwarder-Python37:3
+      - Fn::Sub: arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:464622532012:layer:Datadog-Trace-Forwarder-Python37:4
       Tags:
         dd_forwarder_version: !FindInMap [Constants, DdForwarder, Version]
       Environment: