diff --git a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createApprovers.init.1.req.vtl b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createApprovers.init.1.req.vtl
index 4934750e..1788eb08 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createApprovers.init.1.req.vtl
+++ b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createApprovers.init.1.req.vtl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $util.qr($ctx.args.input.put("modifiedBy", $ctx.identity.username))
     #end
 #end
 
-#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
+#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo != '' && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
     	$util.error('Invalid input')
 #end
 
diff --git a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createEligibility.init.1.req.vtl b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createEligibility.init.1.req.vtl
index cbf65a1a..436c0ff0 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createEligibility.init.1.req.vtl
+++ b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createEligibility.init.1.req.vtl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $util.qr($ctx.args.input.put("modifiedBy", $ctx.identity.username))
     #end
 #end
 
-#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
+#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo != '' && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
     	$util.error('Invalid input')
 #end
 
diff --git a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createRequests.init.1.req.vtl b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createRequests.init.1.req.vtl
index 834c42d3..4829fb7d 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createRequests.init.1.req.vtl
+++ b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.createRequests.init.1.req.vtl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $util.qr($ctx.stash.defaultValues.put("status", "pending"))
     	$util.error('Invalid input')
 #end
 
-#if (($ctx.args.input.ticketNo && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1))) || 
+#if (($ctx.args.input.ticketNo != '' && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1))) || 
      !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.justification.substring(0,1)))
     	$util.error('Invalid input')
 #end
diff --git a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateApprovers.init.1.req.vtl b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateApprovers.init.1.req.vtl
index 5f723d9c..b8995db5 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateApprovers.init.1.req.vtl
+++ b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateApprovers.init.1.req.vtl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $util.qr($ctx.args.input.put("modifiedBy", $ctx.identity.username))
     #end
 #end
 
-#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
+#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo != '' && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
     	$util.error('Invalid input')
 #end
 
diff --git a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateEligibility.init.1.req.vtl b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateEligibility.init.1.req.vtl
index 8cc82762..491cb915 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateEligibility.init.1.req.vtl
+++ b/amplify/backend/api/team/resolvers/Mutation.updateEligibility.init.1.req.vtl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $util.qr($ctx.args.input.put("modifiedBy", $ctx.identity.username))
     #end
 #end
 
-#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
+#if ($ctx.args.input.ticketNo != '' && !$util.matches("[A-Za-z0-9]", $ctx.args.input.ticketNo.substring(0,1)))
     	$util.error('Invalid input')
 #end