diff --git a/src/lambda_codebase/initial_commit/bootstrap_repository/adf-build/main.py b/src/lambda_codebase/initial_commit/bootstrap_repository/adf-build/main.py
index 25ce08606..61a3ff3bf 100644
--- a/src/lambda_codebase/initial_commit/bootstrap_repository/adf-build/main.py
+++ b/src/lambda_codebase/initial_commit/bootstrap_repository/adf-build/main.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def prepare_deployment_account(sts, deployment_account_id, config):
         '/adf/deployment-maps/allow-empty-target',
         config.config.get('deployment-maps', {}).get(
             'allow-empty-target',
-            ADF_DEFAULT_DEPLOYMENT_MAPS_ALLOW_EMPTY_TARGET,
+            str(ADF_DEFAULT_DEPLOYMENT_MAPS_ALLOW_EMPTY_TARGET),
         )
     )
     deployment_account_parameter_store.put_parameter(