diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
index 2ee32a7d7..1ae7ce6dc 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 
 import { TableName, TSecretFolders, TSecretsV2 } from "@app/db/schemas";
-import { ForbiddenRequestError } from "@app/lib/errors";
+import { ForbiddenRequestError, NotFoundError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { groupBy } from "@app/lib/fn";
 import { logger } from "@app/lib/logger";
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export const recursivelyGetSecretPaths = async ({
   });
 
   if (!env) {
-    throw new Error(`'${environment}' environment not found in project with ID ${projectId}`);
+    throw new NotFoundError({ message: `'${environment}' environment not found in project with ID ${projectId}` });
   }
 
   // Fetch all folders in env once with a single query
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts
index 3afde2f1e..1d0b89b46 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const recursivelyGetSecretPaths = ({
     });
 
     if (!env) {
-      throw new Error(`'${environment}' environment not found in project with ID ${projectId}`);
+      throw new NotFoundError({ message: `'${environment}' environment not found in project with ID ${projectId}` });
     }
 
     // Fetch all folders in env once with a single query