diff --git a/gdk/commands/config/update/ConfigData.py b/gdk/commands/config/update/ConfigData.py
index 5e5da0c4..7d78dd8e 100644
--- a/gdk/commands/config/update/ConfigData.py
+++ b/gdk/commands/config/update/ConfigData.py
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ def set_region(self, value):
 
     def set_publish_options(self, value):
         # value can be a dict object or a string
-        formatted_input = value.replace("'", '"')
-        new_value = json.loads(formatted_input) if isinstance(value, str) else value
+        new_value = json.loads(value.replace("'", '"')) if isinstance(value, str) else value
         self._set_publish_config_values(ConfigEnum.PUBLISH_OPTIONS.value, new_value)
 
     def set_gdk_version(self, value):
diff --git a/gdk/commands/config/update/Prompter.py b/gdk/commands/config/update/Prompter.py
index 2e7428c3..735f6537 100644
--- a/gdk/commands/config/update/Prompter.py
+++ b/gdk/commands/config/update/Prompter.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def prompter(self, field, required, max_attempts=3):
                 [
                     f"--{parser_argument}",
                     self.interactive_prompt(
-                        parser_argument, current_field_value, require
+                        parser_argument, str(current_field_value), require
                     ),
                 ]
             )
diff --git a/tests/gdk/commands/config/update/test_ConfigData.py b/tests/gdk/commands/config/update/test_ConfigData.py
index 2cf4aed9..dd845db2 100644
--- a/tests/gdk/commands/config/update/test_ConfigData.py
+++ b/tests/gdk/commands/config/update/test_ConfigData.py
@@ -102,11 +102,16 @@ def test_set_region(self):
         data.set_field(ConfigEnum.REGION, "random-region123")
         self.assertEqual(data.get_region(), "random-region123")
 
-    def test_set_publish_options(self):
+    def test_set_publish_options_str(self):
         data = ConfigData(self.field_dict)
         data.set_field(ConfigEnum.PUBLISH_OPTIONS, '{"bar": "foo"}')
         self.assertEqual(data.get_publish_options(), {"bar": "foo"})
 
+    def test_set_publish_options_dict(self):
+        data = ConfigData(self.field_dict)
+        data.set_field(ConfigEnum.PUBLISH_OPTIONS, {"bar": "foo"})
+        self.assertEqual(data.get_publish_options(), {"bar": "foo"})
+
     def test_set_gdk_version(self):
         data = ConfigData(self.field_dict)
         data.set_field(ConfigEnum.GDK_VERSION, "19.20.21")