diff --git a/src/confcom/azext_confcom/template_util.py b/src/confcom/azext_confcom/template_util.py
index 2ecefebc5de..126a15eb58b 100644
--- a/src/confcom/azext_confcom/template_util.py
+++ b/src/confcom/azext_confcom/template_util.py
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ def process_env_vars_from_template(params: dict,
     if template_env_vars:
         for env_var in template_env_vars:
             name = case_insensitive_dict_get(env_var, "name")
-            value = case_insensitive_dict_get(env_var, "value") or case_insensitive_dict_get(env_var, "secureValue")
+            value = case_insensitive_dict_get(env_var, "value")
+            # "value" is allowed to be empty string
+            if value is None:
+                value = case_insensitive_dict_get(env_var, "secureValue")
 
             if not name:
                 eprint(