diff --git a/deploy/package.json b/deploy/package.json
index fa7c31b..81e1323 100644
--- a/deploy/package.json
+++ b/deploy/package.json
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
     "@actions/core": "1.2.5",
     "semver": "7.3.4",
     "latest-version": "5.1.0",
-    "lodash.set": "4.3.2"
+    "lodash.set": "4.3.2",
+    "lodash.isempty": "4.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
     "@types/lodash.omit": "4.5.6",
     "@types/lodash.set": "4.3.6",
+    "@types/lodash.isempty": "4.4.6",
     "jest": "26.6.3",
     "ts-jest": "26.5.1",
     "lodash.omit": "4.5.0",
diff --git a/deploy/src/main.ts b/deploy/src/main.ts
index 1c716df..e8fe96b 100644
--- a/deploy/src/main.ts
+++ b/deploy/src/main.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { URL } from 'url'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import setByPath from 'lodash.set'
+import isEmpty from 'lodash.isempty'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
 import latestVersion from 'latest-version'
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ export const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
   }
 
   const specificCliVersion = core.getInput('cli_version')
-  const cliVersion =
-    specificCliVersion ?? (await latestVersion('resolve-cloud'))
+  const cliVersion = isEmpty(specificCliVersion)
+    ? await latestVersion('resolve-cloud')
+    : specificCliVersion
 
   core.debug(`setting cloud CLI version to (${cliVersion})`)
   setByPath(pkg, 'devDependencies.resolve-cloud', cliVersion)
@@ -77,10 +79,13 @@ export const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
     : (val) => val
 
   const inputAppName = core.getInput('name')
-  let targetAppName = randomizer(inputAppName ?? readPackage(pkgFile).name)
+  core.debug(`input app name: ${inputAppName}`)
 
-  core.debug(`target application path: ${appDir}`)
+  const targetAppName = randomizer(
+    isEmpty(inputAppName) ? readPackage(pkgFile).name : inputAppName
+  )
   core.debug(`target application name: ${targetAppName}`)
+  core.debug(`target application path: ${appDir}`)
 
   if (!parseBoolean(core.getInput('local_run'))) {
     writeResolveRc(
diff --git a/deploy/test/main.test.ts b/deploy/test/main.test.ts
index f8f07a9..809c116 100644
--- a/deploy/test/main.test.ts
+++ b/deploy/test/main.test.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ test('cloud cli version patched to latest available', async () => {
   )
 })
 
+test('cloud cli version patched to latest available (specific version is empty string)', async () => {
+  actionInput.cli_version = ''
+
+  await main()
+
+  expect(mLatestVersion).toHaveBeenCalledWith('resolve-cloud')
+  expect(getPackageContent()?.devDependencies?.['resolve-cloud']).toEqual(
+    '1.2.3'
+  )
+})
+
 test('cloud cli version patched to specific version', async () => {
   actionInput.cli_version = '5.4.3'
 
@@ -271,6 +282,18 @@ test('app name from package.json', async () => {
   )
 })
 
+test('app name from package.json (input is empty string)', async () => {
+  actionInput.name = ''
+  actionInput.randomize_name = 'false'
+
+  await main()
+
+  expect(mCLI).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect.stringContaining(`--name package`),
+    expect.anything()
+  )
+})
+
 test('randomized app name from package.json', async () => {
   actionInput.randomize_name = 'true'