diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index dcbfb7e6..5cecfd6f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 group=com.nike
 artifactId=cerberus-lifecycle-cli
-version=4.6.1
+version=4.6.2
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/cli/EnvironmentConfigToArgsMapper.java b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/cli/EnvironmentConfigToArgsMapper.java
index eda17e92..11aa218a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/cli/EnvironmentConfigToArgsMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/cli/EnvironmentConfigToArgsMapper.java
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ private static List<String> getCreateDatabaseCommandArgs(EnvironmentConfig confi
             args.addOption(CreateDatabaseCommand.INSTANCE_CLASS_LONG_ARG,
                     config.getPrimaryRegionConfig().getRds().get().getSize());
 
-            args.addOption(CreateDatabaseCommand.RESTORE_FROM_SNAPSHOT,
-                    config.getPrimaryRegionConfig().getRds().get().getDbClusterIdentifier());
+            String snapshotIdentifier = config.getPrimaryRegionConfig().getRds().get().getDbClusterIdentifier();
+            if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(snapshotIdentifier)) {
+                args.addOption(CreateDatabaseCommand.RESTORE_FROM_SNAPSHOT, snapshotIdentifier);
+            }
         }
         args.addAll(getGlobalTags(config));
         return args.build();