diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
index 4e00cfe09..33878f1e7 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { SecretApprovalRequestsSchema, SecretsSchema, SecretType, ServiceTokenScopes } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { EventType, UserAgentType } from "@app/ee/services/audit-log/audit-log-types";
 import { ApiDocsTags, RAW_SECRETS, SECRETS } from "@app/lib/api-docs";
-import { BadRequestError, NotFoundError } from "@app/lib/errors";
+import { BadRequestError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { removeTrailingSlash } from "@app/lib/fn";
 import { secretsLimit, writeLimit } from "@app/server/config/rateLimiter";
 import { BaseSecretNameSchema, SecretNameSchema } from "@app/server/lib/schemas";
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { getTelemetryDistinctId } from "@app/server/lib/telemetry";
 import { getUserAgentType } from "@app/server/plugins/audit-log";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { ActorType, AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
-import { ProjectFilterType } from "@app/services/project/project-types";
 import { ResourceMetadataSchema } from "@app/services/resource-metadata/resource-metadata-schema";
 import { SecretOperations, SecretProtectionType } from "@app/services/secret/secret-types";
 import { SecretUpdateMode } from "@app/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-types";
@@ -286,22 +285,17 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
           environment = scope[0].environment;
           workspaceId = req.auth.serviceToken.projectId;
         }
-      } else if (req.permission.type === ActorType.IDENTITY && req.query.workspaceSlug && !workspaceId) {
-        const workspace = await server.services.project.getAProject({
-          filter: {
-            type: ProjectFilterType.SLUG,
-            orgId: req.permission.orgId,
-            slug: req.query.workspaceSlug
-          },
+      } else {
+        const projectId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
+          projectSlug: req.query.workspaceSlug,
+          projectId: workspaceId,
           actorId: req.permission.id,
           actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
           actor: req.permission.type,
           actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId
         });
 
-        if (!workspace) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `No project found with slug ${req.query.workspaceSlug}` });
-
-        workspaceId = workspace.id;
+        workspaceId = projectId;
       }
 
       if (!workspaceId || !environment) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Missing workspace id or environment" });
@@ -442,11 +436,23 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
           environment = scope[0].environment;
           workspaceId = req.auth.serviceToken.projectId;
         }
+      } else {
+        const projectId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
+          projectSlug: workspaceSlug,
+          projectId: workspaceId,
+          actorId: req.permission.id,
+          actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
+          actor: req.permission.type,
+          actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId
+        });
+
+        workspaceId = projectId;
       }
 
       if (!environment) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Missing environment" });
-      if (!workspaceId && !workspaceSlug)
+      if (!workspaceId) {
         throw new BadRequestError({ message: "You must provide workspaceSlug or workspaceId" });
+      }
 
       const secret = await server.services.secret.getSecretByNameRaw({
         actorId: req.permission.id,
@@ -457,7 +463,6 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         environment,
         projectId: workspaceId,
         viewSecretValue: req.query.viewSecretValue,
-        projectSlug: workspaceSlug,
         path: secretPath,
         secretName: req.params.secretName,
         type: req.query.type,
@@ -559,7 +564,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
     },
     onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY, AuthMode.SERVICE_TOKEN, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
-      const workspaceId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
+      const projectId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
         projectSlug: req.body.projectSlug,
         projectId: req.body.workspaceId,
         actorId: req.permission.id,
@@ -574,7 +579,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         environment: req.body.environment,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
-        projectId: workspaceId,
+        projectId,
         secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
         secretName: req.params.secretName,
         type: req.body.type,
@@ -592,7 +597,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       const { secret } = secretOperation;
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
-        projectId: workspaceId,
+        projectId,
         ...req.auditLogInfo,
         event: {
           type: EventType.CREATE_SECRET,
@@ -612,7 +617,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
-          workspaceId,
+          workspaceId: projectId,
           environment: req.body.environment,
           secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
           channel: getUserAgentType(req.headers["user-agent"]),
@@ -690,7 +695,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
     },
     onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY, AuthMode.SERVICE_TOKEN, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
-      const workspaceId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
+      const projectId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
         projectSlug: req.body.projectSlug,
         projectId: req.body.workspaceId,
         actorId: req.permission.id,
@@ -705,7 +710,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         environment: req.body.environment,
-        projectId: workspaceId,
+        projectId,
         secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
         secretName: req.params.secretName,
         type: req.body.type,
@@ -727,7 +732,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
       const { secret } = secretOperation;
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
-        projectId: workspaceId,
+        projectId,
         ...req.auditLogInfo,
         event: {
           type: EventType.UPDATE_SECRET,
@@ -747,7 +752,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
-          workspaceId,
+          workspaceId: projectId,
           environment: req.body.environment,
           secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
           channel: getUserAgentType(req.headers["user-agent"]),
@@ -801,7 +806,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
     },
     onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.API_KEY, AuthMode.SERVICE_TOKEN, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
-      const workspaceId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
+      const projectId = await server.services.project.extractProjectIdFromSlug({
         projectSlug: req.body.projectSlug,
         projectId: req.body.workspaceId,
         actorId: req.permission.id,
@@ -816,7 +821,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         environment: req.body.environment,
-        projectId: workspaceId,
+        projectId,
         secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
         secretName: req.params.secretName,
         type: req.body.type
@@ -828,7 +833,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
       const { secret } = secretOperation;
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
-        projectId: workspaceId,
+        projectId,
         ...req.auditLogInfo,
         event: {
           type: EventType.DELETE_SECRET,
@@ -847,7 +852,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
-          workspaceId,
+          workspaceId: projectId,
           environment: req.body.environment,
           secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
           channel: getUserAgentType(req.headers["user-agent"]),
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
index d5c836ff7..159bee8e3 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
@@ -1543,9 +1543,8 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
     actor,
     environment,
     viewSecretValue,
-    projectId: workspaceId,
+    projectId,
     expandSecretReferences,
-    projectSlug,
     actorId,
     actorOrgId,
     actorAuthMethod,
@@ -1553,7 +1552,6 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
     includeImports,
     version
   }: TGetASecretRawDTO) => {
-    const projectId = workspaceId || (await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug as string, actorOrgId)).id;
     const { botKey, shouldUseSecretV2Bridge } = await projectBotService.getBotKey(projectId);
     if (shouldUseSecretV2Bridge) {
       const secret = await secretV2BridgeService.getSecretByName({
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts
index 91fc2eb6a..12b8e7175 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ export type TGetASecretRawDTO = {
   type: "shared" | "personal";
   includeImports?: boolean;
   version?: number;
-  projectSlug?: string;
-  projectId?: string;
+  projectId: string;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TGetASecretByIdRawDTO = {