diff --git a/base-label/base.tf b/base-label/base.tf
index ee93fa2..92bc3aa 100644
--- a/base-label/base.tf
+++ b/base-label/base.tf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ resource "terraform_data" "base_environment" {
 
   lifecycle {
     precondition {
-      condition     = contains(["dev", "test", "qa", "uat", "ite", "stage", "prod", "cre", "sa", "services", "common"], [local.base.environment]) || local.base.environment == null
+      condition     = contains(["dev", "test", "qa", "uat", "ite", "stage", "prod", "cre", "sa", "services", "common"], local.base.environment) || local.base.environment == null
       error_message = "The var.environment or base.environment value invalid. See https://github.e.it.census.gov/terraform/cloud-information/tree/master/aws/documentation/naming-tagging-standard for valid list."
     }
   }