diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
index 8307d373d..b93846e70 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/v2/secretsController.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Types } from "mongoose";
 import { Request, Response } from "express";
-import picomatch from "picomatch";
 import { ISecret, Secret, ServiceTokenData } from "../../models";
 import { IAction, SecretVersion } from "../../ee/models";
 import {
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   getFolderIdFromServiceToken,
   searchByFolderId
 } from "../../services/FolderService";
+import { isValidScope } from "../../helpers/secrets";
 
 /**
  * Peform a batch of any specified CUD secret operations
@@ -74,16 +74,11 @@ export const batchSecrets = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 
   if (req.authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = req.authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch(secretPath, scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
-        scope.environment === environment
-    );
+    const isValidScopeAccess = isValidScope(req.authData.authPayload, environment, secretPath);
 
     // in service token when not giving secretpath folderid must be root
     // this is to avoid giving folderid when service tokens are used
-    if ((!secretPath && folderId !== "root") || (secretPath && !validScope)) {
+    if ((!secretPath && folderId !== "root") || (secretPath && !isValidScopeAccess)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
@@ -447,16 +442,15 @@ export const createSecrets = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 
   if (req.authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = req.authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch(secretPath || "/", scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
-        scope.environment === environment
+    const isValidScopeAccess = isValidScope(
+      req.authData.authPayload,
+      environment,
+      secretPath || "/"
     );
 
     // in service token when not giving secretpath folderid must be root
     // this is to avoid giving folderid when service tokens are used
-    if ((!secretPath && folderId !== "root") || (secretPath && !validScope)) {
+    if ((!secretPath && folderId !== "root") || (secretPath && !isValidScopeAccess)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
@@ -704,17 +698,15 @@ export const getSecrets = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 
   if (req.authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = req.authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch((secretPath as string) || "/", scope.secretPath, {
-          strictSlashes: false
-        }) && scope.environment === environment
+    const isValidScopeAccess = isValidScope(
+      req.authData.authPayload,
+      environment,
+      (secretPath as string) || "/"
     );
 
     // in service token when not giving secretpath folderid must be root
     // this is to avoid giving folderid when service tokens are used
-    if ((!secretPath && folderId !== "root") || (secretPath && !validScope)) {
+    if ((!secretPath && folderId !== "root") || (secretPath && !isValidScopeAccess)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts b/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts
index cd964fe9f..1a68930bc 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/secrets.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ import {
   GetSecretsParams,
   UpdateSecretParams
 } from "../interfaces/services/SecretService";
-import { ISecret, Secret, SecretBlindIndexData, ServiceTokenData } from "../models";
+import {
+  ISecret,
+  IServiceTokenData,
+  Secret,
+  SecretBlindIndexData,
+  ServiceTokenData
+} from "../models";
 import { SecretVersion } from "../ee/models";
 import {
   BadRequestError,
@@ -39,6 +45,21 @@ import { getAuthDataPayloadIdObj, getAuthDataPayloadUserObj } from "../utils/aut
 import { getFolderIdFromServiceToken } from "../services/FolderService";
 import picomatch from "picomatch";
 
+export const isValidScope = (
+  authPayload: IServiceTokenData,
+  environment: string,
+  secretPath: string
+) => {
+  const { scopes: tkScopes } = authPayload;
+  const validScope = tkScopes.find(
+    (scope) =>
+      picomatch.isMatch(secretPath, scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
+      scope.environment === environment
+  );
+
+  return Boolean(validScope);
+};
+
 /**
  * Returns an object containing secret [secret] but with its value, key, comment decrypted.
  *
@@ -306,14 +327,7 @@ export const createSecretHelper = async ({
 
   // if using service token filter towards the folderId by secretpath
   if (authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch(secretPath, scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
-        scope.environment === environment
-    );
-
-    if (!validScope) {
+    if (!isValidScope(authData.authPayload, environment, secretPath)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
@@ -459,14 +473,7 @@ export const getSecretsHelper = async ({
   let secrets: ISecret[] = [];
   // if using service token filter towards the folderId by secretpath
   if (authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch(secretPath, scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
-        scope.environment === environment
-    );
-
-    if (!validScope) {
+    if (!isValidScope(authData.authPayload, environment, secretPath)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
@@ -562,14 +569,7 @@ export const getSecretHelper = async ({
   let secret: ISecret | null = null;
   // if using service token filter towards the folderId by secretpath
   if (authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch(secretPath, scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
-        scope.environment === environment
-    );
-
-    if (!validScope) {
+    if (!isValidScope(authData.authPayload, environment, secretPath)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
@@ -671,14 +671,7 @@ export const updateSecretHelper = async ({
   let secret: ISecret | null = null;
   // if using service token filter towards the folderId by secretpath
   if (authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch(secretPath, scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
-        scope.environment === environment
-    );
-
-    if (!validScope) {
+    if (!isValidScope(authData.authPayload, environment, secretPath)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
@@ -826,14 +819,7 @@ export const deleteSecretHelper = async ({
 
   // if using service token filter towards the folderId by secretpath
   if (authData.authPayload instanceof ServiceTokenData) {
-    const { scopes: tkScopes } = authData.authPayload;
-    const validScope = tkScopes.find(
-      (scope) =>
-        picomatch.isMatch(secretPath, scope.secretPath, { strictSlashes: false }) &&
-        scope.environment === environment
-    );
-
-    if (!validScope) {
+    if (!isValidScope(authData.authPayload, environment, secretPath)) {
       throw UnauthorizedRequestError({ message: "Folder Permission Denied" });
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts b/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
index 98dcad90e..801a75e6f 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/setup/backfillData.ts
@@ -446,9 +446,6 @@ export const backfillServiceTokenMultiScope = async () => {
         $set: {
           scopes: [{ environment: "$environment", secretPath: "$secretPath" }]
         }
-      },
-      {
-        $unset: ["environment", "secretPath"]
       }
     ]
   );
diff --git a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
index 309b17631..80d51fcf5 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
@@ -292,7 +292,11 @@ func recursivelyExpandSecret(expandedSecs map[string]string, interpolatedSecs ma
 		return v
 	}
 
-	interpolatedVal := interpolatedSecs[key]
+	interpolatedVal, ok := interpolatedSecs[key]
+	if !ok {
+		HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Could not find refered secret -  %s", key), "Kindly check whether its provided")
+	}
+
 	refs := secRefRegex.FindAllStringSubmatch(interpolatedVal, -1)
 	for _, val := range refs {
 		// key: "${something}" val: [${something},something]