diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_glue_workflow.go b/aws/resource_aws_glue_workflow.go
index f5ccfca6e43d..89c390c158de 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_glue_workflow.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_glue_workflow.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func resourceAwsGlueWorkflow() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
 				ForceNew:     true,
-				ValidateFunc: validation.NoZeroValues,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringLenBetween(1, 255),
 			},
 			"tags": tagsSchema(),
 		},