diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
index b0f9f7666..1a33bbca1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretEditRow.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ type Props = {
       isImported: boolean;
     }[];
   }[];
+  isSecretPresent?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const SecretEditRow = ({
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ export const SecretEditRow = ({
   isRotatedSecret,
   importedBy,
   importedSecret,
-  isEmpty
+  isEmpty,
+  isSecretPresent
 }: Props) => {
   const { handlePopUpOpen, handlePopUpToggle, handlePopUpClose, popUp } = usePopUp([
     "editSecret"
@@ -113,20 +115,21 @@ export const SecretEditRow = ({
 
   const [isFieldFocused, setIsFieldFocused] = useToggle();
 
-  const fetchSecretValueParams = importedSecret
-    ? {
-        environment: importedSecret.environment,
-        secretPath: importedSecret.secretPath,
-        secretKey: importedSecret.secret?.key ?? "",
-        projectId: currentProject.id
-      }
-    : {
-        environment,
-        secretPath,
-        secretKey: secretName,
-        projectId: currentProject.id,
-        isOverride
-      };
+  const fetchSecretValueParams =
+    importedSecret && !isSecretPresent
+      ? {
+          environment: importedSecret.environment,
+          secretPath: importedSecret.secretPath,
+          secretKey: importedSecret.secret?.key ?? "",
+          projectId: currentProject.id
+        }
+      : {
+          environment,
+          secretPath,
+          secretKey: secretName,
+          projectId: currentProject.id,
+          isOverride
+        };
 
   // scott: only fetch value if secret exists, has non-empty value and user has permission
   const canFetchValue = Boolean(importedSecret ?? secretId) && !isEmpty && !secretValueHidden;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx
index 2a2e1a76a..2099d812d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/OverviewPage/components/SecretOverviewTableRow/SecretOverviewTableRow.tsx
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ export const SecretOverviewTableRow = ({
                               environment={slug}
                               isRotatedSecret={secret?.isRotatedSecret}
                               importedBy={importedBy}
+                              isSecretPresent={Boolean(secret)}
                             />
                           </td>
                         </tr>