diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
index bbc5d5290..bf6cd9fc1 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ export const getSecrets = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 
   // reduce the number of events captured
   let shouldRecordK8Event = false
-  if (req.authData instanceof ServiceTokenData && req.authData.userAgent == K8_USER_AGENT_NAME) {
+  if (req.authData.userAgent == K8_USER_AGENT_NAME) {
     const randomNumber = Math.random();
     if (randomNumber > 0.9) {
       shouldRecordK8Event = true
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts b/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts
index 0d9efbcd7..2a05ce196 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ export const getSecretsHelper = async ({
 
   // reduce the number of events captured
   let shouldRecordK8Event = false
-  if (authData instanceof ServiceTokenData && authData.userAgent == K8_USER_AGENT_NAME) {
+  if (authData.userAgent == K8_USER_AGENT_NAME) {
     const randomNumber = Math.random();
     if (randomNumber > 0.9) {
       shouldRecordK8Event = true