diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/_packing_engine.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/_packing_engine.py
index 9581bf5cbbd..07b3109de70 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/_packing_engine.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/resource/_packing_engine.py
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ def _get_deployment_resource_objects(cmd, template_obj, includeNested=False):
 
     if 'resources' in template_obj:
         resources = template_obj['resources']
+        if isinstance(resources, dict):  # Check if resources is an object
+            resources = list(resources.values())  # Convert object to array
         for resource in resources:
-            if (str(resource['type']) == 'Microsoft.Resources/deployments') is True:
+            if 'type' in resource and resource['type'] == 'Microsoft.Resources/deployments':
                 immediate_deployment_resources.append(resource)
     results = []
     for deployment_resource_obj in immediate_deployment_resources: