diff --git a/src/Bicep.Cli.IntegrationTests/BuildParamsCommandTests.cs b/src/Bicep.Cli.IntegrationTests/BuildParamsCommandTests.cs
index 9f6ce57a997..25e34542c5e 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Cli.IntegrationTests/BuildParamsCommandTests.cs
+++ b/src/Bicep.Cli.IntegrationTests/BuildParamsCommandTests.cs
@@ -428,6 +428,32 @@ public async Task Build_params_returns_intuitive_error_if_invoked_with_bicep_fil
             result.Should().Fail().And.HaveStderrMatch($"Bicep file * provided with --bicep-file can only be used if the Bicep parameters \"using\" declaration refers to a Bicep file on disk.*");
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        [TestCategory(BaselineHelper.BaselineTestCategory)]
+        public async Task Build_params_works_with_using_none()
+        {
+            var outputPath = FileHelper.GetUniqueTestOutputPath(TestContext);
+
+            var bicepFile = FileHelper.SaveResultFile(TestContext, "main.bicep", @"
+                param unusedParam int
+                ", outputPath);
+
+            var inputFile = FileHelper.SaveResultFile(TestContext, "main.bicepparam", @"
+                using none
+
+                param unusedParam = 3
+                ", outputPath);
+
+            var (output, error, result) = await Bicep(["build-params", inputFile, "--bicep-file", bicepFile]);
+
+            var expectedOutputFile = FileHelper.GetResultFilePath(TestContext, "main.json", outputPath);
+
+            File.Exists(expectedOutputFile).Should().BeTrue();
+            output.Should().BeEmpty();
+            error.Should().BeEmpty();
+            result.Should().Be(0);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         [EmbeddedFilesTestData(@"Files/BuildParamsCommandTests/Registry/main\.bicepparam")]
         [TestCategory(BaselineHelper.BaselineTestCategory)]
diff --git a/src/Bicep.Cli/Commands/BuildParamsCommand.cs b/src/Bicep.Cli/Commands/BuildParamsCommand.cs
index d5db02bfb42..ddad2b83f3e 100644
--- a/src/Bicep.Cli/Commands/BuildParamsCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Bicep.Cli/Commands/BuildParamsCommand.cs
@@ -63,14 +63,17 @@ public async Task<int> RunAsync(BuildParamsArguments args)
             if (bicepFileUri is not null &&
                 compilation.GetEntrypointSemanticModel().Root.TryGetBicepFileSemanticModelViaUsing().IsSuccess(out var usingModel))
             {
-                if (usingModel is not SemanticModel bicepSemanticModel)
+                if (usingModel is not EmptySemanticModel)
                 {
-                    throw new CommandLineException($"Bicep file {bicepFileUri.LocalPath} provided with --bicep-file can only be used if the Bicep parameters \"using\" declaration refers to a Bicep file on disk.");
-                }
-
-                if (!bicepSemanticModel.Root.FileUri.Equals(bicepFileUri))
-                {
-                    throw new CommandLineException($"Bicep file {bicepFileUri.LocalPath} provided with --bicep-file option doesn't match the Bicep file {bicepSemanticModel.Root.Name} referenced by the \"using\" declaration in the parameters file.");
+                    if (usingModel is not SemanticModel bicepSemanticModel)
+                    {
+                        throw new CommandLineException($"Bicep file {bicepFileUri.LocalPath} provided with --bicep-file can only be used if the Bicep parameters \"using\" declaration refers to a Bicep file on disk.");
+                    }
+
+                    if (!bicepSemanticModel.Root.FileUri.Equals(bicepFileUri))
+                    {
+                        throw new CommandLineException($"Bicep file {bicepFileUri.LocalPath} provided with --bicep-file option doesn't match the Bicep file {bicepSemanticModel.Root.Name} referenced by the \"using\" declaration in the parameters file.");
+                    }
                 }
             }