diff --git a/packages/parser/src/schemas/sqs.ts b/packages/parser/src/schemas/sqs.ts
index d601d56efd..dc335ac95c 100644
--- a/packages/parser/src/schemas/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/parser/src/schemas/sqs.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const SqsRecordSchema = z.object({
   attributes: SqsAttributesSchema,
   messageAttributes: z.record(z.string(), SqsMsgAttributeSchema),
   md5OfBody: z.string(),
-  md5OfMessageAttributes: z.string().optional(),
+  md5OfMessageAttributes: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   eventSource: z.literal('aws:sqs'),
   eventSourceARN: z.string(),
   awsRegion: z.string(),