diff --git a/client/src/api/configTemplates.ts b/client/src/api/configTemplates.ts
index 51b21382c505..16c4369c4589 100644
--- a/client/src/api/configTemplates.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/configTemplates.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type TemplateVariable =
     | components["schemas"]["TemplateVariablePathComponent"]
     | components["schemas"]["TemplateVariableBoolean"];
 export type TemplateSecret = components["schemas"]["TemplateSecret"];
-export type VariableValueType = (string | boolean | number) | undefined;
+export type VariableValueType = string | boolean | number;
 export type VariableData = { [key: string]: VariableValueType };
 export type SecretData = { [key: string]: string };
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/ConfigTemplates/formUtil.ts b/client/src/components/ConfigTemplates/formUtil.ts
index e211cb301729..2fa06a8abb2a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ConfigTemplates/formUtil.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/ConfigTemplates/formUtil.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function metadataFormEntryDescription(what: string): FormEntry {
     };
 }
 
-export function templateVariableFormEntry(variable: TemplateVariable, variableValue: VariableValueType): FormEntry {
+export function templateVariableFormEntry(variable: TemplateVariable, variableValue?: VariableValueType): FormEntry {
     const common_fields = {
         name: variable.name,
         label: variable.label ?? variable.name,
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export function createFormDataToPayload(template: TemplateSummary, formData: any
     return payload;
 }
 
-export function formDataTypedGet(variableDefinition: TemplateVariable, formData: any): VariableValueType {
+export function formDataTypedGet(variableDefinition: TemplateVariable, formData: any): VariableValueType | undefined {
     // galaxy form library doesn't type values traditionally, so add a typed
     // access to the data if coming back as string. Though it does seem to be
     // typed properly - this might not be needed anymore?