diff --git a/modules/file_manipulation/locals.bicep.tf b/modules/file_manipulation/locals.bicep.tf
index b4151a1e..7ebaaf38 100644
--- a/modules/file_manipulation/locals.bicep.tf
+++ b/modules/file_manipulation/locals.bicep.tf
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ locals {
     subscriptionIdVariable     = try(format(local.id_variable_template, script_file.subscriptionId), local.id_variable_template_empty)
     resourceGroupNameVariable  = try(format(local.id_variable_template, script_file.resourceGroupName), local.id_variable_template_empty)
     deploymentType             = script_file.deploymentType
-    firstRunWhatIf             = var.iac_type == "local" ? format("$%s",script_file.firstRunWhatIf) : script_file.firstRunWhatIf
+    firstRunWhatIf             = local.is_local ? format("$%s", script_file.firstRunWhatIf) : script_file.firstRunWhatIf
     group                      = script_file.group
     networkType                = try(script_file.networkType, "")
   } if try(script_file.networkType, "") == "" || try(script_file.networkType, "") == local.networking_type } : {}
diff --git a/modules/file_manipulation/locals.files.tf b/modules/file_manipulation/locals.files.tf
index 201058d3..2423600f 100644
--- a/modules/file_manipulation/locals.files.tf
+++ b/modules/file_manipulation/locals.files.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 locals {
   is_github                             = var.vcs_type == "github"
   is_azuredevops                        = var.vcs_type == "azuredevops"
+  is_local                              = var.vcs_type == "local"
   use_separate_repository_for_templates = coalesce(var.use_separate_repository_for_templates, false)
   repository_name_templates             = local.use_separate_repository_for_templates ? var.resource_names.version_control_system_repository_templates : try(var.resource_names.version_control_system_repository, "")