diff --git a/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.test.ts b/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.test.ts
index 591d4a14af..9bee34c94b 100644
--- a/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.test.ts
+++ b/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createSingleMetric } from '@aws-github-runner/aws-powertools-util';
 import { MetricUnit } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics';
 import { metricGitHubAppRateLimit } from './rate-limit';
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { getParameter } from '@aws-github-runner/aws-ssm-util';
 
 process.env.PARAMETER_GITHUB_APP_ID_NAME = 'test';
 vi.mock('@aws-github-runner/aws-ssm-util', async () => {
@@ -78,4 +79,27 @@ describe('metricGitHubAppRateLimit', () => {
 
     expect(createSingleMetric).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('should cache GitHub App ID and only call getParameter once', async () => {
+    // Reset modules to clear the appIdPromise cache
+    vi.resetModules();
+    const { metricGitHubAppRateLimit: freshMetricFunction } = await import('./rate-limit');
+
+    process.env.ENABLE_METRIC_GITHUB_APP_RATE_LIMIT = 'true';
+    const headers: ResponseHeaders = {
+      'x-ratelimit-remaining': '10',
+      'x-ratelimit-limit': '60',
+    };
+
+    const mockGetParameter = vi.mocked(getParameter);
+    mockGetParameter.mockClear();
+
+    await freshMetricFunction(headers);
+    await freshMetricFunction(headers);
+    await freshMetricFunction(headers);
+
+    // getParameter should only be called once due to caching
+    expect(mockGetParameter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockGetParameter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(process.env.PARAMETER_GITHUB_APP_ID_NAME);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.ts b/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.ts
index 6d2fd5fbe7..8ebb8e3f84 100644
--- a/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.ts
+++ b/lambdas/functions/control-plane/src/github/rate-limit.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ import { MetricUnit } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics';
 import yn from 'yn';
 import { getParameter } from '@aws-github-runner/aws-ssm-util';
 
+// Cache the app ID to avoid repeated SSM calls across Lambda invocations
+let appIdPromise: Promise<string> | null = null;
+
+async function getAppId(): Promise<string> {
+  if (!appIdPromise) {
+    appIdPromise = getParameter(process.env.PARAMETER_GITHUB_APP_ID_NAME);
+  }
+  return appIdPromise;
+}
+
 export async function metricGitHubAppRateLimit(headers: ResponseHeaders): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const remaining = parseInt(headers['x-ratelimit-remaining'] as string);
@@ -13,7 +23,7 @@ export async function metricGitHubAppRateLimit(headers: ResponseHeaders): Promis
 
     const updateMetric = yn(process.env.ENABLE_METRIC_GITHUB_APP_RATE_LIMIT);
     if (updateMetric) {
-      const appId = await getParameter(process.env.PARAMETER_GITHUB_APP_ID_NAME);
+      const appId = await getAppId();
       const metric = createSingleMetric('GitHubAppRateLimitRemaining', MetricUnit.Count, remaining, {
         AppId: appId,
       });