diff --git a/client/deployment_create.go b/client/deployment_create.go
index 60b60239..197ab75a 100644
--- a/client/deployment_create.go
+++ b/client/deployment_create.go
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ type CreateDeploymentRequest struct {
 	Build       struct {
 		Environment map[string]string `json:"env,omitempty"`
 	} `json:"build,omitempty"`
-	ProjectID       string             `json:"project,omitempty"`
-	ProjectSettings map[string]*string `json:"projectSettings,omitempty"`
-	Name            string             `json:"name"`
-	Regions         []string           `json:"regions,omitempty"`
-	Routes          []interface{}      `json:"routes,omitempty"`
-	Target          string             `json:"target,omitempty"`
+	ProjectID       string                 `json:"project,omitempty"`
+	ProjectSettings map[string]interface{} `json:"projectSettings"`
+	Name            string                 `json:"name"`
+	Regions         []string               `json:"regions,omitempty"`
+	Routes          []interface{}          `json:"routes,omitempty"`
+	Target          string                 `json:"target,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type DeploymentResponse struct {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateDeployment(ctx context.Context, request CreateDeploymentR
 	request.Name = request.ProjectID                // Name is ignored if project is specified
 	request.Build.Environment = request.Environment // Ensure they are both the same, as project environment variables are
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/v12/now/deployments?skipAutoDetectionConfirmation=1", c.baseURL)
-	tflog.Info(ctx, "creating deployment", "request", string(mustMarshal(request.Files)))
+	tflog.Info(ctx, "creating deployment", "request", string(mustMarshal(request)))
 	if teamID != "" {
 		url = fmt.Sprintf("%s&teamId=%s", url, teamID)
 	}
diff --git a/vercel/resource_deployment_model.go b/vercel/resource_deployment_model.go
index 1b17d8d8..adeddc6e 100644
--- a/vercel/resource_deployment_model.go
+++ b/vercel/resource_deployment_model.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type Deployment struct {
 	URL             types.String      `tfsdk:"url"`
 }
 
-func setIfNotUnknown(m map[string]*string, v types.String, name string) {
+func setIfNotUnknown(m map[string]interface{}, v types.String, name string) {
 	if v.Null {
 		m[name] = nil
 	}
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ func setIfNotUnknown(m map[string]*string, v types.String, name string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *ProjectSettings) toRequest() map[string]*string {
+func (p *ProjectSettings) toRequest() map[string]interface{} {
+	res := map[string]interface{}{
+		"sourceFilesOutsideRootDirectory": true,
+	}
 	if p == nil {
-		return nil
+		return res
 	}
-	res := map[string]*string{}
 
 	setIfNotUnknown(res, p.BuildCommand, "buildCommand")
 	setIfNotUnknown(res, p.Framework, "framework")