diff --git a/packages/adapters/api-handler-adapters/resolve-api-handler-awslambda/src/index.js b/packages/adapters/api-handler-adapters/resolve-api-handler-awslambda/src/index.js
index 18a1e795ba..d2e0f8fc7c 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/api-handler-adapters/resolve-api-handler-awslambda/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/adapters/api-handler-adapters/resolve-api-handler-awslambda/src/index.js
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ const createRequest = async (lambdaEvent, customParameters) => {
       : {}
 
   const req = Object.create(null)
+  
+  const query = queryStringParameters != null ? queryStringParameters : {}
 
   const reqProperties = {
     adapter: 'awslambda',
     method: httpMethod,
-    query: queryStringParameters,
+    query,
     path,
     headers,
     cookies,