diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index 21c6b6c..5d3d7b4 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ output "complete" {
     data.external.delete_file,
   ]
   description = "Always `true`, but does not return until the file has been created and, if desired, deleted as well."
-  value       = length(data.external.delete_file) > 0 ? (jsonencode(data.external.delete_file[0]) != "" ? true : false) : jsonencode(data.external.create_file_chunk) != "" ? true : false # TODO: switch to local val
+  value       = length(data.external.delete_file) > 0 ? (jsonencode(data.external.delete_file[0]) != "" ? jsonencode(data.external.delete_file[0]) : jsonencode(data.external.delete_file[0])) : jsonencode(data.external.create_file_chunk) != "" ? true : false # TODO: switch to local val
 }
 
 output "num_chunks" {
diff --git a/tests/delete-after.tf b/tests/delete-after.tf
index 3586b26..9bf3cb4 100644
--- a/tests/delete-after.tf
+++ b/tests/delete-after.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ module "check_delete_after_exists" {
 }
 
 resource "terraform_data" "bootstrap" {
-  input = module.delete_after.complete
+  input = {
+    module_complete = module.delete_after.complete
+  }
 }
 # module "check_delete_after_deleted" {
 #   source = "../assertion"