diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 4042074..2881546 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ locals {
   bocappdata_auth     = local.account_environment == "gov" ? "Cloud_AWSGovCloud_Auth" : "Cloud_AWS_Auth"
   bocappdata_fullauth = format("gov.census.tco:%v=%v,%v", local.bocappdata_auth, aws_iam_role.role.arn, var.saml_provider_arn)
 
-  ldap_provider_exists = data.external.ldap_provider_bin.result.status == 0 ? true : false
+  ldap_provider_exists = data.external.ldap_provider_bin.result.status == "0" ? true : false
   enable_ldap          = var.enable_ldap_creation && var.ldap_user != "" && var.ldap_password != "" && var.saml_provider_arn != "" && local.ldap_provider_exists
 
   base_tags = {