diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/kafka.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/kafka.js
index 1d381796bda..b5ad3519c45 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/kafka.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/kafka.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class AwsCompileKafkaEvents {
           };
         }
 
-        if (startingPositionTimestamp) {
+        if (startingPositionTimestamp !== undefined) {
           kafkaResource.Properties.StartingPositionTimestamp = startingPositionTimestamp;
         }