diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/compose.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/compose.ts
index 5c341b3f6..b22c129ea 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/compose.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/compose.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ export default async function (data) {
 		value['environment'] = [...environment, ...envs];
 
 		let build = typeof value['build'] === 'undefined' ? {} : value['build'];
+		if (typeof build === 'string') {
+			build = { context: build }
+		}
 		let buildArgs = typeof build['args'] === 'undefined' ? [] : value['args'];
 		if (Object.keys(buildArgs).length > 0) {
 			buildArgs = Object.entries(buildArgs).map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`);