diff --git a/internal/db/mongo.go b/internal/db/mongo.go
index 0a32d1d7..98c8be82 100644
--- a/internal/db/mongo.go
+++ b/internal/db/mongo.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (mdbcl *MongoDBClient) ImportClusterIfEmpty(silent bool) (pkgtypes.Cluster,
 	// find the secret in mgmt cluster's kubefirst namespace and read import payload and clustername
 	var kcfg *k8s.KubernetesClient
 
-	if env.IsClusterZero {
+	if env.IsClusterZero == "" {
 		log.Info("IS_CLUSTER_ZERO is set to true, skipping import cluster logic.")
 		return pkgtypes.Cluster{}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/internal/env/env.go b/internal/env/env.go
index f61f0579..16db8d5d 100644
--- a/internal/env/env.go
+++ b/internal/env/env.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ type Env struct {
 	KubefirstTeamInfo string `env:"KUBEFIRST_TEAM_INFO"`
 	AWSRegion         string `env:"AWS_REGION"`
 	AWSProfile        string `env:"AWS_PROFILE"`
-	IsClusterZero     bool   `env:"IS_CLUSTER_ZERO"`
+	IsClusterZero     string `env:"IS_CLUSTER_ZERO"`
 	InCluster         bool   `env:"IN_CLUSTER" envDefault:"false"`
 	EnterpriseApiUrl  string `env:"ENTERPRISE_API_URL"`
 }
 
-func GetEnv(silent bool)(Env,error) {
+func GetEnv(silent bool) (Env, error) {
 	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
 
 	if err != nil && !silent {
diff --git a/internal/env/env_test.go b/internal/env/env_test.go
index 905d363b..c569de9b 100644
--- a/internal/env/env_test.go
+++ b/internal/env/env_test.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected AWSProfile to be 'aws_profile', but got '%s'", env.AWSProfile)
 	}
 
-	if env.IsClusterZero != true {
+	if env.IsClusterZero != "true" {
 		t.Errorf("expected IsClusterZero to be true, but got false")
 	}
 
@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@ func TestEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	if env.EnterpriseApiUrl != "enterprise_api_url" {
 		t.Errorf("expected EnterpriseApiUrl to be 'enterprise_api_url', but got '%s'", env.EnterpriseApiUrl)
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}