diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index b5cbd139..6d688c9e 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -20,14 +20,22 @@ locals {
   network_public_subnets       = var.deploy_vpc ? module.networking[0].network_public_subnets : var.network_public_subnets
   network_private_subnet_cidrs = var.deploy_vpc ? module.networking[0].network_private_subnet_cidrs : var.network_private_subnet_cidrs
 
-  database =
+  database = try(
     {
       name       = module.database[0].name
       password   = replace(module.database[0].password, "$", "\\$\\$")
       endpoint   = module.database[0].endpoint
       username   = module.database[0].username
       parameters = module.database[0].parameters
+    },
+    {
+      name       = null
+      password   = null
+      endpoint   = null
+      username   = null
+      parameters = null
     }
+  )
 
   object_storage = try(
     module.object_storage[0],