diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
index fd8982f73..13537df9c 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
@@ -785,10 +785,16 @@ export const getSecrets = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const environment = req.query.environment as string;
 
   const folders = await Folder.findOne({ workspace: workspaceId, environment });
-  if ((!folders && folderId && folderId !== "root") || (!folders && secretPath)) {
+
+  if (
+    // if no folders and asking for a non root folder id or non root secret path
+    (!folders && folderId && folderId !== "root") ||
+    (!folders && secretPath && secretPath !== "/")
+  ) {
     res.send({ secrets: [] });
     return;
   }
+
   if (folders && folderId !== "root") {
     const folder = searchByFolderId(folders.nodes, folderId as string);
     if (!folder) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx b/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx
index 315eaf63a..6df9ab834 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/DashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ export const SecretDropzone = ({
     workspaceId,
     env: selectedEnvSlug,
     secretPath: debouncedSecretPath,
-    isPaused: !(Boolean(workspaceId) && Boolean(selectedEnvSlug) && Boolean(debouncedSecretPath)),
+    isPaused:
+      !(Boolean(workspaceId) && Boolean(selectedEnvSlug) && Boolean(debouncedSecretPath)) &&
+      !popUp.importSecEnv.isOpen,
     decryptFileKey
   });