diff --git a/base-label/base.tf b/base-label/base.tf
index 24094ae..ee93fa2 100644
--- a/base-label/base.tf
+++ b/base-label/base.tf
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ locals {
 
 resource "terraform_data" "base_environment" {
   count = length(local.base.environment) > 0 ? 1 : 0
-  input = tolist(local.base.environment)
+  input = local.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."
     }
   }