diff --git a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
index e0eaa084e..a8d248a3b 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ func GetAllEnvironmentVariables(params models.GetAllSecretsParameters) ([]models
 			workspaceFile.WorkspaceId = params.WorkspaceId
 		}
 
-		// Verify environment
-		err = ValidateEnvironmentName(params.Environment, workspaceFile.WorkspaceId, loggedInUserDetails.UserCredentials)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to validate environment name because [err=%s]", err)
-		}
+		// // Verify environment
+		// err = ValidateEnvironmentName(params.Environment, workspaceFile.WorkspaceId, loggedInUserDetails.UserCredentials)
+		// if err != nil {
+		// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to validate environment name because [err=%s]", err)
+		// }
 
 		secretsToReturn, errorToReturn = GetPlainTextSecretsViaJTW(loggedInUserDetails.UserCredentials.JTWToken, loggedInUserDetails.UserCredentials.PrivateKey, workspaceFile.WorkspaceId,
 			params.Environment, params.TagSlugs, params.SecretsPath, params.IncludeImport)
@@ -253,32 +253,32 @@ func GetAllEnvironmentVariables(params models.GetAllSecretsParameters) ([]models
 	return secretsToReturn, errorToReturn
 }
 
-func ValidateEnvironmentName(environmentName string, workspaceId string, userLoggedInDetails models.UserCredentials) error {
-	httpClient := resty.New()
-	httpClient.SetAuthToken(userLoggedInDetails.JTWToken).
-		SetHeader("Accept", "application/json")
+// func ValidateEnvironmentName(environmentName string, workspaceId string, userLoggedInDetails models.UserCredentials) error {
+// 	httpClient := resty.New()
+// 	httpClient.SetAuthToken(userLoggedInDetails.JTWToken).
+// 		SetHeader("Accept", "application/json")
 
-	response, err := api.CallGetAccessibleEnvironments(httpClient, api.GetAccessibleEnvironmentsRequest{WorkspaceId: workspaceId})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+// 	response, err := api.CallGetAccessibleEnvironments(httpClient, api.GetAccessibleEnvironmentsRequest{WorkspaceId: workspaceId})
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		return err
+// 	}
 
-	listOfEnvSlugs := []string{}
-	mapOfEnvSlugs := make(map[string]interface{})
+// 	listOfEnvSlugs := []string{}
+// 	mapOfEnvSlugs := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	for _, environment := range response.AccessibleEnvironments {
-		listOfEnvSlugs = append(listOfEnvSlugs, environment.Slug)
-		mapOfEnvSlugs[environment.Slug] = environment
-	}
+// 	for _, environment := range response.AccessibleEnvironments {
+// 		listOfEnvSlugs = append(listOfEnvSlugs, environment.Slug)
+// 		mapOfEnvSlugs[environment.Slug] = environment
+// 	}
 
-	_, exists := mapOfEnvSlugs[environmentName]
-	if !exists {
-		HandleError(fmt.Errorf("the environment [%s] does not exist in project with [id=%s]. Only [%s] are available", environmentName, workspaceId, strings.Join(listOfEnvSlugs, ",")))
-	}
+// 	_, exists := mapOfEnvSlugs[environmentName]
+// 	if !exists {
+// 		HandleError(fmt.Errorf("the environment [%s] does not exist in project with [id=%s]. Only [%s] are available", environmentName, workspaceId, strings.Join(listOfEnvSlugs, ",")))
+// 	}
 
-	return nil
+// 	return nil
 
-}
+// }
 
 func getExpandedEnvVariable(secrets []models.SingleEnvironmentVariable, variableWeAreLookingFor string, hashMapOfCompleteVariables map[string]string, hashMapOfSelfRefs map[string]string) string {
 	if value, found := hashMapOfCompleteVariables[variableWeAreLookingFor]; found {