diff --git a/live/terragrunt.hcl b/live/terragrunt.hcl
index 7d69b4b..4d409d1 100644
--- a/live/terragrunt.hcl
+++ b/live/terragrunt.hcl
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ provider "kafka" {
 ${get_env("KAFKA_CA_CERT", "")}
 EOT
 %{endif~}
-%{if get_env("KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM", "plain") != ""~}
+%{if get_env("KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM", "plain") != "none"~}
   sasl_mechanism    = "${get_env("KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM", "plain")}"
   sasl_username     = "${get_env("KAFKA_ADMIN_USER", "inter_broker_user")}"
   sasl_password     = "${get_env("KAFKA_ADMIN_PASSWORD", "")}"