diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/secret-approval-policy-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/secret-approval-policy-router.ts
index 49a080e84..40f0a71bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/secret-approval-policy-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/secret-approval-policy-router.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const registerSecretApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
         })
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const approval = await server.services.secretApprovalPolicy.createSecretApprovalPolicy({
         actor: req.permission.type,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const registerSecretApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
         })
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const approval = await server.services.secretApprovalPolicy.updateSecretApprovalPolicy({
         actor: req.permission.type,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export const registerSecretApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
         })
       }
     },
-    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
+    onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT, AuthMode.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN]),
     handler: async (req) => {
       const approval = await server.services.secretApprovalPolicy.deleteSecretApprovalPolicy({
         actor: req.permission.type,
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts
index 5af05a71f..522989fc0 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const secretApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
       .map((approver) => (approver.type === ApproverType.User ? approver.name : undefined))
       .filter(Boolean) as string[];
 
-    if (!groupApprovers && approvals > approvers.length)
+    if (!groupApprovers.length && approvals > approvers.length)
       throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Approvals cannot be greater than approvers" });
 
     const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission(
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
index 3946c841a..f1c51f8b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ export const registerRoutes = async (
     secretApprovalPolicyApproverDAL: sapApproverDAL,
     permissionService,
     secretApprovalPolicyDAL,
-    licenseService
+    licenseService,
+    userDAL
   });
   const tokenService = tokenServiceFactory({ tokenDAL: authTokenDAL, userDAL, orgMembershipDAL });