diff --git a/twingate/internal/provider/resource/resource.go b/twingate/internal/provider/resource/resource.go
index 41283233..c3757ab4 100644
--- a/twingate/internal/provider/resource/resource.go
+++ b/twingate/internal/provider/resource/resource.go
@@ -752,7 +752,8 @@ func (r *twingateResource) Read(ctx context.Context, req resource.ReadRequest, r
 		resource.IsAuthoritative = convertAuthoritativeFlag(state.IsAuthoritative)
 
 		if state.SecurityPolicyID.ValueString() == "" {
-			resource.SecurityPolicyID = stringToPointer("")
+			emptyPolicy := ""
+			resource.SecurityPolicyID = &emptyPolicy
 		}
 	}