diff --git a/vercel/resource_deployment.go b/vercel/resource_deployment.go
index 6b5cc6d2..bcd9abcb 100644
--- a/vercel/resource_deployment.go
+++ b/vercel/resource_deployment.go
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ func getPrebuiltBuildsFile(files []client.DeploymentFile) (string, bool) {
 	return "", false
 }
 
+func filterNullFromMap(m map[string]types.String) map[string]string {
+	out := map[string]string{}
+	for k, v := range m {
+		if !v.IsNull() {
+			out[k] = v.ValueString()
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 // Create will create a deployment within Vercel. This is done by first attempting to trigger a deployment, seeing what
 // files are required, uploading those files, and then attempting to create a deployment again.
 // This is called automatically by the provider when a new resource should be created.
@@ -281,7 +291,7 @@ func (r *deploymentResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequ
 		return
 	}
 
-	var environment map[string]string
+	var environment map[string]types.String
 	diags = plan.Environment.ElementsAs(ctx, &environment, false)
 	resp.Diagnostics.Append(diags...)
 	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
@@ -294,7 +304,7 @@ func (r *deploymentResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequ
 	}
 	cdr := client.CreateDeploymentRequest{
 		Files:           files,
-		Environment:     environment,
+		Environment:     filterNullFromMap(environment),
 		ProjectID:       plan.ProjectID.ValueString(),
 		ProjectSettings: plan.ProjectSettings.toRequest(),
 		Target:          target,
diff --git a/vercel/resource_deployment_test.go b/vercel/resource_deployment_test.go
index 437fad5c..76d29159 100644
--- a/vercel/resource_deployment_test.go
+++ b/vercel/resource_deployment_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ func TestAcc_DeploymentWithEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Config: testAccDeploymentConfig(projectSuffix, teamIDConfig(), `environment = {
                     FOO = "baz",
-                    BAR = "qux"
+                    BAR = "qux",
+                    BAZ = null
                 }`),
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccDeploymentExists("vercel_deployment.test", ""),
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ resource "vercel_deployment" "test" {
   project_id = vercel_project.test.id
   %[2]s
 
-  files       = data.vercel_prebuilt_project.test.output 
+  files       = data.vercel_prebuilt_project.test.output
   path_prefix = data.vercel_prebuilt_project.test.path
 }
 `, projectSuffix, teamID)