diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index 95cca36c56..6cab668923 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "files": "go.mod|go.sum|.*.map|^.secrets.baseline$",
     "lines": null
   },
-  "generated_at": "2024-03-05T13:58:58Z",
+  "generated_at": "2024-03-05T17:14:40Z",
   "plugins_used": [
     {
       "name": "ArtifactoryDetector"
diff --git a/ibm/service/catalogmanagement/resource_ibm_cm_validation.go b/ibm/service/catalogmanagement/resource_ibm_cm_validation.go
index def2a8b3f8..3b1f2b5aac 100644
--- a/ibm/service/catalogmanagement/resource_ibm_cm_validation.go
+++ b/ibm/service/catalogmanagement/resource_ibm_cm_validation.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func resourceIBMCmValidationCreate(context context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDa
 		validateInstallOptions.SetOverrideValues(&overridesModel)
 	}
 	if _, ok := d.GetOk("environment_variables"); ok {
-		envsModel, err := envVariablesToDeployRequestBodyEnvVariables(d.Get("environment_variables").([]map[string]interface{}))
+		envsModel, err := envVariablesToDeployRequestBodyEnvVariables(d.Get("environment_variables").([]interface{}))
 		if err != nil {
 			return diag.FromErr(err)
 		}
@@ -409,20 +409,22 @@ func markVersionAsConsumable(version catalogmanagementv1.Version, context contex
 	return nil
 }
 
-func envVariablesToDeployRequestBodyEnvVariables(envVariables []map[string]interface{}) ([]catalogmanagementv1.DeployRequestBodyEnvironmentVariablesItem, error) {
+func envVariablesToDeployRequestBodyEnvVariables(envVariables []interface{}) ([]catalogmanagementv1.DeployRequestBodyEnvironmentVariablesItem, error) {
 	var modelArr []catalogmanagementv1.DeployRequestBodyEnvironmentVariablesItem
 	for _, envVar := range envVariables {
-		model := catalogmanagementv1.DeployRequestBodyEnvironmentVariablesItem{}
-		if envVar["name"] != nil && envVar["name"].(string) != "" {
-			model.Name = core.StringPtr(envVar["name"].(string))
-		}
-		if envVar["value"] != nil {
-			model.Value = envVar["value"]
-		}
-		if envVar["secure"] != nil {
-			model.Secure = core.BoolPtr(envVar["secure"].(bool))
+		if envVar != nil {
+			model := catalogmanagementv1.DeployRequestBodyEnvironmentVariablesItem{}
+			if envVar.(map[string]interface{})["name"] != nil && envVar.(map[string]interface{})["name"].(string) != "" {
+				model.Name = core.StringPtr(envVar.(map[string]interface{})["name"].(string))
+			}
+			if envVar.(map[string]interface{})["value"] != nil {
+				model.Value = envVar.(map[string]interface{})["value"]
+			}
+			if envVar.(map[string]interface{})["secure"] != nil {
+				model.Secure = core.BoolPtr(envVar.(map[string]interface{})["secure"].(bool))
+			}
+			modelArr = append(modelArr, model)
 		}
-		modelArr = append(modelArr, model)
 	}
 	return modelArr, nil
 }
diff --git a/ibm/service/catalogmanagement/resource_ibm_cm_validation_test.go b/ibm/service/catalogmanagement/resource_ibm_cm_validation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9baf4112c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ibm/service/catalogmanagement/resource_ibm_cm_validation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2022 All Rights Reserved.
+// Licensed under the Mozilla Public License v2.0
+
+package catalogmanagement_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/terraform"
+
+	acc "github.com/IBM-Cloud/terraform-provider-ibm/ibm/acctest"
+	"github.com/IBM/platform-services-go-sdk/catalogmanagementv1"
+)
+
+func TestAccIBMCmValidationSimpleArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	var conf catalogmanagementv1.Version
+	versionLocator := "dba7e7dd-2bd7-4fcd-a846-4c370eab2672.98ba725b-86fa-4c6a-8430-70f38ec988da"
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { acc.TestAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    acc.TestAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckIBMCmValidationDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccCheckIBMCmValidationSimpleConfig(versionLocator),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckIBMCmValidationExists("ibm_cm_validation.cm_validation", conf),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("ibm_cm_validation.cm_validation", "version_locator", versionLocator),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccCheckIBMCmValidationSimpleConfig(versionLocator string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+		resource "ibm_cm_validation" "cm_validation" {
+			version_locator = "%s"
+			revalidate_if_validated = true
+			mark_version_consumable = false
+
+			override_values = {
+				name = "My TF"
+			}
+
+			environment_variables {
+				name = "test"
+				value = "test"
+				secure = true
+			}
+
+			environment_variables {
+
+			}
+		}
+	`, versionLocator)
+}
+
+func testAccCheckIBMCmValidationExists(n string, obj catalogmanagementv1.Version) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckIBMCmValidationDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
+	return nil
+}