diff --git a/client/modules/workspace/src/AppsWizard/AppsFormSchema.ts b/client/modules/workspace/src/AppsWizard/AppsFormSchema.ts
index 4ddd024787..6428a52568 100644
--- a/client/modules/workspace/src/AppsWizard/AppsFormSchema.ts
+++ b/client/modules/workspace/src/AppsWizard/AppsFormSchema.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ const FormSchema = (
       : '';
 
     appFields.configuration.defaults['allocation'] = isAppTypeBATCH(definition)
-      ? allocations.includes(portalAlloc)
+      ? allocations.includes(portalAlloc || '')
         ? portalAlloc
         : allocations.length === 1
         ? allocations[0]