diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
index f8fed95bb..ed96edb41 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(
-      ProjectPermissionActions.Create,
+      ProjectPermissionActions.Edit,
       subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, { environment, secretPath: path })
     );
 
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
       actorOrgId
     );
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(
-      ProjectPermissionActions.Create,
+      ProjectPermissionActions.Delete,
       subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, { environment, secretPath: path })
     );
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/ActionBar.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/ActionBar.tsx
index 13869b3f2..f670ea496 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/ActionBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/ActionBar/ActionBar.tsx
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ export const ActionBar = ({
             {Object.keys(selectedSecrets).length} Selected
           </div>
           <ProjectPermissionCan
-            I={ProjectPermissionActions.Edit}
+            I={ProjectPermissionActions.Delete}
             a={subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, { environment, secretPath })}
             renderTooltip
             allowedLabel="Delete"