diff --git a/_custom_modules/vdm_standard_dashboard/vdm_standard_dashboard.tf b/_custom_modules/vdm_standard_dashboard/vdm_standard_dashboard.tf
index c7599f5d..e46cc4b0 100644
--- a/_custom_modules/vdm_standard_dashboard/vdm_standard_dashboard.tf
+++ b/_custom_modules/vdm_standard_dashboard/vdm_standard_dashboard.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 data "dynatrace_management_zone" "mz" { name = var.managementZoneName }
 
-data "dynatrace_slo" "slo" { name = var.sloName }
+data "dynatrace_slo" "slo" {
+  count = var.sloName ? 1 : 0
+  name  = var.sloName
+}
 
 resource "dynatrace_dashboard" main {
   dashboard_metadata {