diff --git a/batch/batch.go b/batch/batch.go
index 5069ac33ed9b6d706ea0c094e337c4e48b9cf907..7bc147de7c24ceabc0771c04fbeb5c6f91581392 100644
--- a/batch/batch.go
+++ b/batch/batch.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/batch"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/batch/types"
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func SubmitJob(batchJob BatchJob) error {
 	input := &batch.SubmitJobInput{
 		JobDefinition: utils.ValueToPointer(batchJob.FullJobDefinition),
 		JobName:       batchJob.Name,
-		JobQueue:      aws.String(batchJob.FullJobQueue),
+		JobQueue:      utils.ValueToPointer(batchJob.FullJobQueue),
 		ContainerOverrides: &types.ContainerOverrides{
 			Command:     command,
 			Environment: environmentOverwrite,