diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-csv-upload.yaml b/.github/workflows/daily-csv-upload.yaml
index a8a5869da..ae73043f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-csv-upload.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-csv-upload.yaml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ jobs:
         id: var
         with:
           script: |
-            const environment = (github && github.event && github.event.inputs) ? github.event.inputs.environment : 'za';
-            core.setOutput('environment', environment);
+            const environment = (github && github.event && github.event.inputs) ? github.event.inputs.environment : 'ZA';
+            core.setOutput('environment', 'ZA');
 
   wait-for-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/src/api/views.py b/src/api/views.py
index c624ee73c..c5deed434 100644
--- a/src/api/views.py
+++ b/src/api/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Internal API views"""
 import os
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
 from django.http import FileResponse, HttpResponse, JsonResponse
@@ -102,7 +103,11 @@ def get_current_full(request):
 @require_http_methods(["GET"])
 @login_not_required
 def get_current_federal(request):
-    # Open the CSV file
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    # Check if the current time is 5 AM
+    if now.hour == 5:
+        generate_new_file()
+
     file_path = "migrationdata/current-federal.csv"
     return serve_file(file_path)
 
@@ -114,3 +119,6 @@ def serve_file(file_path):
         return response
     else:
         return HttpResponse("File not found", status=404)
+
+def generate_new_file():
+    pass