diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/tfdocs.md b/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/tfdocs.md
index 847580d8..3e128202 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/tfdocs.md
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/tfdocs.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Description: JSON data representing dashboard body. See above for details on how
 
 Type: `string`
 
-Default: `{}`
+Default: `"{}"`
 
 ### <a name="input_tags"></a> [tags](#input\_tags)
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/variables.tf b/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/variables.tf
index 15a7d1b1..21f15e45 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/dashboard/variables.tf
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ variable "tags" {
 
 variable "dashboard_properties" {
   type = string
-  default = {}
+  default = "{}"
   description = "JSON data representing dashboard body. See above for details on how to obtain this from the Portal."
 }