diff --git a/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/rd_web_svc_test.go b/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/rd_web_svc_test.go
index efbfc520b88..fb932c82f17 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/rd_web_svc_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/rd_web_svc_test.go
@@ -421,6 +421,53 @@ func TestRequestDrivenWebService_Parameters(t *testing.T) {
 				ParameterValue: aws.String("1024"),
 			}},
 		},
+		"skip checking image repository type when `image.build` is specified": {
+			imageConfig: manifest.ImageWithPort{
+				Image: manifest.Image{
+					ImageLocationOrBuild: manifest.ImageLocationOrBuild{
+						Build: manifest.BuildArgsOrString{
+							BuildString: aws.String("./frontend/Dockerfile"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Port: aws.Uint16(80),
+			},
+			instanceConfig: manifest.AppRunnerInstanceConfig{
+				CPU:    aws.Int(1024),
+				Memory: aws.Int(1024),
+			},
+			wantedParams: []*cloudformation.Parameter{{
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String("AppName"),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String("phonetool"),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String("EnvName"),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String("test"),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String("WorkloadName"),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String("frontend"),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String("ContainerImage"),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String(""),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String("AddonsTemplateURL"),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String(""),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String(WorkloadArtifactKeyARNParamKey),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String(""),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String(RDWkldImageRepositoryType),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String(""),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String(WorkloadContainerPortParamKey),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String("80"),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String(RDWkldInstanceCPUParamKey),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String("1024"),
+			}, {
+				ParameterKey:   aws.String(RDWkldInstanceMemoryParamKey),
+				ParameterValue: aws.String("1024"),
+			}},
+		},
 		"error when port unspecified": {
 			imageConfig: manifest.ImageWithPort{
 				Image: manifest.Image{
diff --git a/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/workload.go b/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/workload.go
index e28450bb284..6a4890b4742 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/workload.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/deploy/cloudformation/stack/workload.go
@@ -420,9 +420,15 @@ func (w *appRunnerWkld) Parameters() ([]*cloudformation.Parameter, error) {
 		img = image.URI()
 	}
 
-	imageRepositoryType, err := apprunner.DetermineImageRepositoryType(img)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("determine image repository type: %w", err)
+	// This happens only when `copilot svc package` is used with out `--upload-assets` flag.
+	// In case of `image.build` is used, then `w.rc.PushedImages` will be nil, which leads to `img` to be empty.
+	// Skip the image repository type check in that case.
+	var imageRepositoryType string
+	if img != "" {
+		imageRepositoryType, err = apprunner.DetermineImageRepositoryType(img)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("determine image repository type: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if w.imageConfig.Port == nil {