diff --git a/codebuild/buildspec.yml b/codebuild/buildspec.yml
index f97682a..2e9e8d6 100644
--- a/codebuild/buildspec.yml
+++ b/codebuild/buildspec.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ phases:
           echo "No workspace-specific backend config found; using backend.tf"
           tf init -input=false
         fi
-      - tf workspace select -or-create "$TF_WORKSPACE"
+      - tf workspace select -or-create=true "$TF_WORKSPACE"
       - echo "Active workspace $(tf workspace show)"
 
   build: