diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/v1/index.ts b/backend/src/controllers/v1/index.ts
index 9dcbb12c2..c2bb1b94d 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/v1/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/v1/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as workspaceController from "./workspaceController";
 import * as secretScanningController from "./secretScanningController";
 import * as webhookController from "./webhookController";
 import * as secretImpsController from "./secretImpsController";
-import * as secretApprovalController from "./secretApprovalController";
+import * as secretApprovalPolicyController from "./secretApprovalPolicyController";
 
 export {
   authController,
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ export {
   secretScanningController,
   webhookController,
   secretImpsController,
-  secretApprovalController
+  secretApprovalPolicyController
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/v1/secretApprovalController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/v1/secretApprovalPolicyController.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from backend/src/controllers/v1/secretApprovalController.ts
rename to backend/src/controllers/v1/secretApprovalPolicyController.ts
index 8441a93b0..245932353 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/v1/secretApprovalController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/v1/secretApprovalPolicyController.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import {
   getUserProjectPermissions
 } from "../../ee/services/ProjectRoleService";
 import { validateRequest } from "../../helpers/validation";
-import { SecretApproval } from "../../models/secretApproval";
+import { SecretApprovalPolicy } from "../../models/secretApprovalPolicy";
 import { BadRequestError } from "../../utils/errors";
 import * as reqValidator from "../../validation/secretApproval";
 
 const ERR_SECRET_APPROVAL_NOT_FOUND = BadRequestError({ message: "secret approval not found" });
 
-export const createSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+export const createSecretApprovalPolicy = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const {
     body: { approvals, secretPath, approvers, environment, workspaceId }
   } = await validateRequest(reqValidator.CreateSecretApprovalRule, req);
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const createSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     ProjectPermissionSub.SecretApproval
   );
 
-  const secretApproval = new SecretApproval({
+  const secretApproval = new SecretApprovalPolicy({
     workspace: workspaceId,
     secretPath,
     environment,
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ export const createSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   });
 };
 
-export const updateSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+export const updateSecretApprovalPolicy = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const {
     body: { approvals, approvers, secretPath },
     params: { id }
   } = await validateRequest(reqValidator.UpdateSecretApprovalRule, req);
 
-  const secretApproval = await SecretApproval.findById(id);
+  const secretApproval = await SecretApprovalPolicy.findById(id);
   if (!secretApproval) throw ERR_SECRET_APPROVAL_NOT_FOUND;
 
   const { permission } = await getUserProjectPermissions(
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ export const updateSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     ProjectPermissionSub.SecretApproval
   );
 
-  const updatedDoc = await SecretApproval.findByIdAndUpdate(id, {
+  const updatedDoc = await SecretApprovalPolicy.findByIdAndUpdate(id, {
     approvals,
     approvers,
-    $set: secretPath === "-" ? undefined : { secretPath }
+    ...(secretPath === null ? { $unset: { secretPath: 1 } } : { secretPath })
   });
 
   return res.send({
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ export const updateSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   });
 };
 
-export const deleteSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+export const deleteSecretApprovalPolicy = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const {
     params: { id }
   } = await validateRequest(reqValidator.DeleteSecretApprovalRule, req);
 
-  const secretApproval = await SecretApproval.findById(id);
+  const secretApproval = await SecretApprovalPolicy.findById(id);
   if (!secretApproval) throw ERR_SECRET_APPROVAL_NOT_FOUND;
 
   const { permission } = await getUserProjectPermissions(
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ export const deleteSecretApprovalRule = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     ProjectPermissionSub.SecretApproval
   );
 
-  const deletedDoc = await SecretApproval.findByIdAndDelete(id);
+  const deletedDoc = await SecretApprovalPolicy.findByIdAndDelete(id);
 
   return res.send({
     approval: deletedDoc
   });
 };
 
-export const getSecretApprovalRules = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+export const getSecretApprovalPolicy = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const {
     query: { workspaceId }
   } = await validateRequest(reqValidator.GetSecretApprovalRuleList, req);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const getSecretApprovalRules = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     ProjectPermissionSub.SecretApproval
   );
 
-  const doc = await SecretApproval.find({ workspace: workspaceId });
+  const doc = await SecretApprovalPolicy.find({ workspace: workspaceId });
 
   return res.send({
     approvals: doc
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index c3aed4b7b..2a5159738 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
   membership as v1MembershipRouter,
   organization as v1OrganizationRouter,
   password as v1PasswordRouter,
-  secretApproval as v1SecretApproval,
+  secretApprovalPolicy as v1SecretApprovalPolicy,
   secretImps as v1SecretImpsRouter,
   secret as v1SecretRouter,
   secretsFolder as v1SecretsFolder,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   app.use("/api/v1/webhooks", v1WebhooksRouter);
   app.use("/api/v1/secret-imports", v1SecretImpsRouter);
   app.use("/api/v1/roles", v1RoleRouter);
-  app.use("/api/v1/secret-approvals", v1SecretApproval);
+  app.use("/api/v1/secret-approvals", v1SecretApprovalPolicy);
 
   // v2 routes (improvements)
   app.use("/api/v2/signup", v2SignupRouter);
diff --git a/backend/src/models/secretApproval.ts b/backend/src/models/secretApprovalPolicy.ts
similarity index 74%
rename from backend/src/models/secretApproval.ts
rename to backend/src/models/secretApprovalPolicy.ts
index f4e2fc92e..9471f82db 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/secretApproval.ts
+++ b/backend/src/models/secretApprovalPolicy.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Schema, Types, model } from "mongoose";
 
-export interface ISecretApproval {
+export interface ISecretApprovalPolicy {
   _id: Types.ObjectId;
   workspace: Types.ObjectId;
   environment: string;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface ISecretApproval {
   approvals: number;
 }
 
-const secretApprovalSchema = new Schema<ISecretApproval>(
+const secretApprovalPolicySchema = new Schema<ISecretApprovalPolicy>(
   {
     workspace: {
       type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@ const secretApprovalSchema = new Schema<ISecretApproval>(
   }
 );
 
-export const SecretApproval = model<ISecretApproval>("SecretApproval", secretApprovalSchema);
+export const SecretApprovalPolicy = model<ISecretApprovalPolicy>(
+  "SecretApprovalPolicy",
+  secretApprovalPolicySchema
+);
diff --git a/backend/src/models/secretApprovalRequest.ts b/backend/src/models/secretApprovalRequest.ts
index 4133f06a7..a145b5773 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/secretApprovalRequest.ts
+++ b/backend/src/models/secretApprovalRequest.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface ISecretApprovalRequest {
   }[];
 }
 
-const secretApprovalSchema = new Schema<ISecretApprovalRequest>(
+const secretApprovalRequestSchema = new Schema<ISecretApprovalRequest>(
   {
     approvers: [
       {
@@ -62,4 +62,7 @@ const secretApprovalSchema = new Schema<ISecretApprovalRequest>(
   }
 );
 
-export const SecretApproval = model<ISecretApprovalRequest>("SecretApproval", secretApprovalSchema);
+export const SecretApprovalRequest = model<ISecretApprovalRequest>(
+  "SecretApprovalRequest",
+  secretApprovalRequestSchema
+);
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/v1/index.ts b/backend/src/routes/v1/index.ts
index 7c0f94972..cfdccdc92 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/v1/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/v1/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import integrationAuth from "./integrationAuth";
 import secretsFolder from "./secretsFolder";
 import webhooks from "./webhook";
 import secretImps from "./secretImps";
-import secretApproval from "./secretApproval";
+import secretApprovalPolicy from "./secretApprovalPolicy";
 
 export {
   signup,
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ export {
   secretsFolder,
   webhooks,
   secretImps,
-  secretApproval
+  secretApprovalPolicy
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/v1/secretApproval.ts b/backend/src/routes/v1/secretApprovalPolicy.ts
similarity index 62%
rename from backend/src/routes/v1/secretApproval.ts
rename to backend/src/routes/v1/secretApprovalPolicy.ts
index 213bb3cc3..51c2aa3e7 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/v1/secretApproval.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/v1/secretApprovalPolicy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express from "express";
 const router = express.Router();
 import { requireAuth } from "../../middleware";
-import { secretApprovalController } from "../../controllers/v1";
+import { secretApprovalPolicyController } from "../../controllers/v1";
 import { AuthMode } from "../../variables";
 
 router.get(
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ router.get(
   requireAuth({
     acceptedAuthModes: [AuthMode.JWT]
   }),
-  secretApprovalController.getSecretApprovalRules
+  secretApprovalPolicyController.getSecretApprovalPolicy
 );
 
 router.post(
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ router.post(
   requireAuth({
     acceptedAuthModes: [AuthMode.JWT]
   }),
-  secretApprovalController.createSecretApprovalRule
+  secretApprovalPolicyController.createSecretApprovalPolicy
 );
 
 router.patch(
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ router.patch(
   requireAuth({
     acceptedAuthModes: [AuthMode.JWT]
   }),
-  secretApprovalController.updateSecretApprovalRule
+  secretApprovalPolicyController.updateSecretApprovalPolicy
 );
 
 router.delete(
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ router.delete(
   requireAuth({
     acceptedAuthModes: [AuthMode.JWT]
   }),
-  secretApprovalController.deleteSecretApprovalRule
+  secretApprovalPolicyController.deleteSecretApprovalPolicy
 );
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/backend/src/validation/secretApproval.ts b/backend/src/validation/secretApproval.ts
index a25da81b2..9d4b10ce5 100644
--- a/backend/src/validation/secretApproval.ts
+++ b/backend/src/validation/secretApproval.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const CreateSecretApprovalRule = z.object({
   body: z.object({
     workspaceId: z.string(),
     environment: z.string(),
-    secretPath: z.string().optional(),
+    secretPath: z.string().optional().nullable(),
     approvers: z.string().array().optional(),
     approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1)
   })
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const UpdateSecretApprovalRule = z.object({
   body: z.object({
     approvers: z.string().array().optional(),
     approvals: z.number().min(1).optional(),
-    secretPath: z.string().optional()
+    secretPath: z.string().optional().nullable()
   })
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts
index b77fc1a91..8eb486664 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/secretApproval/types.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type TSecretApprovalPolicy = {
 export type TCreateSecretPolicyDTO = {
   workspaceId: string;
   environment: string;
-  secretPath?: string;
+  secretPath?: string | null;
   approvers?: string[];
   approvals?: number;
 };
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export type TCreateSecretPolicyDTO = {
 export type TUpdateSecretPolicyDTO = {
   id: string;
   approvers?: string[];
-  secretPath?: string;
+  secretPath?: string | null;
   approvals?: number;
   // for invalidating list
   workspaceId: string;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/SecretApprovalPolicyList.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/SecretApprovalPolicyList.tsx
index dcc27e49f..700b1a785 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/SecretApprovalPolicyList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/SecretApprovalPolicyList.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-import { faPlus } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { faFileShield, faPlus } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 
 import { useNotificationContext } from "@app/components/context/Notifications/NotificationProvider";
 import {
   Button,
   DeleteActionModal,
+  EmptyState,
   Table,
   TableContainer,
   TableSkeleton,
   TBody,
+  Td,
   Th,
   THead,
   Tr
@@ -96,6 +98,11 @@ export const SecretApprovalPolicyList = ({ workspaceId }: Props) => {
             {isPoliciesLoading && (
               <TableSkeleton columns={4} innerKey="secret-policies" className="bg-mineshaft-700" />
             )}
+            {!isPoliciesLoading && !policies?.length && (
+              <Td colSpan={5}>
+                <EmptyState title="No policies found" icon={faFileShield} />
+              </Td>
+            )}
             {policies?.map((policy) => (
               <SecretApprovalPolicyRow
                 workspaceId={workspaceId}
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/components/SecretPolicyForm.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/components/SecretPolicyForm.tsx
index 78d1e3fbc..0b8048c53 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/components/SecretPolicyForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretApprovalPage/components/SecretApprovalPolicyList/components/SecretPolicyForm.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Props = {
 
 const formSchema = z.object({
   environment: z.string(),
-  secretPath: z.string().optional(),
+  secretPath: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   approvals: z.number().min(1),
   approvers: z.string().array().optional()
 });
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export const SecretPolicyForm = ({
       await updateSecretApprovalPolicy({
         id: editValues?._id,
         ...data,
-        secretPath: data.secretPath ?? "-",
+        secretPath: data.secretPath || null,
         workspaceId
       });
       createNotification({
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export const SecretPolicyForm = ({
             name="secretPath"
             render={({ field, fieldState: { error } }) => (
               <FormControl label="Secret Path" isError={Boolean(error)} errorText={error?.message}>
-                <Input {...field} />
+                <Input {...field} value={field.value || ""} />
               </FormControl>
             )}
           />
@@ -220,7 +220,11 @@ export const SecretPolicyForm = ({
                 isError={Boolean(error)}
                 errorText={error?.message}
               >
-                <Input {...field} type="number" />
+                <Input
+                  {...field}
+                  type="number"
+                  onChange={(el) => field.onChange(parseInt(el.target.value, 10))}
+                />
               </FormControl>
             )}
           />