diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/src/test-project-setup/data_storage_auth_with_triggers.ts b/packages/integration-tests/src/test-project-setup/data_storage_auth_with_triggers.ts
index 61fb522c0a..b5d19abe61 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/src/test-project-setup/data_storage_auth_with_triggers.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/src/test-project-setup/data_storage_auth_with_triggers.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ class DataStorageAuthWithTriggerTestProject extends TestProjectBase {
     const response = await this.lambdaClient.send(
       new InvokeCommand({ FunctionName: lambdas[0] })
     );
-    const responsePayload = response.Payload?.transformToString();
+    const responsePayload = JSON.parse(
+      response.Payload?.transformToString() || ''
+    );
 
     // check expected response
     assert.equal(