diff --git a/backend/src/server/lib/schemas.ts b/backend/src/server/lib/schemas.ts
index d0750926d..035e645f4 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/lib/schemas.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/lib/schemas.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ export const GenericResourceNameSchema = z
 export const BaseSecretNameSchema = z.string().trim().min(1);
 
 export const SecretNameSchema = BaseSecretNameSchema.refine(
-  (el) => !el.includes(":"),
-  "Secret name cannot contain colon."
-).refine((el) => !el.includes("/"), "Secret name cannot contain forward slash.");
+  (el) => !el.includes(":") && !el.includes("/"),
+  "Secret name cannot contain colon or forward slash."
+);
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/secret-sync-queue.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/secret-sync-queue.ts
index 63faf3b03..e83a0033f 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/secret-sync-queue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/secret-sync-queue.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { KeyStorePrefixes, TKeyStoreFactory } from "@app/keystore/keystore";
 import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
 import { logger } from "@app/lib/logger";
 import { QueueJobs, QueueName, TQueueServiceFactory } from "@app/queue";
+import { SecretNameSchema } from "@app/server/lib/schemas";
 import { decryptAppConnectionCredentials } from "@app/services/app-connection/app-connection-fns";
 import { ActorType } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 import { TKmsServiceFactory } from "@app/services/kms/kms-service";
@@ -408,6 +409,24 @@ export const secretSyncQueueFactory = ({
 
     if (!Object.keys(importedSecrets).length) return {};
 
+    let invalidNameCount = 0;
+    let errorMessage = "";
+
+    for (const [key] of Object.entries(importedSecrets)) {
+      const result = SecretNameSchema.safeParse(key);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        invalidNameCount += 1;
+        if (errorMessage === "") errorMessage = result.error.issues[0]?.message;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (invalidNameCount > 0) {
+      throw new SecretSyncError({
+        message: `Found ${invalidNameCount} invalid secret name${invalidNameCount === 1 ? "" : "s"}. ${errorMessage}`,
+        shouldRetry: false
+      });
+    }
+
     const importedSecretMap: TSecretMap = {};
 
     const secretMap = await $getInfisicalSecrets(secretSync, false);