diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts
index 3cd6c4e6e..6758f4815 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-fns.ts
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export const interpolateSecrets = ({ projectId, secretEncKey, secretDAL, folderD
   };
 
   const expandSecrets = async (
-    secrets: Record<string, { value: string; comment?: string; skipMultilineEncoding?: boolean }>
+    secrets: Record<string, { value: string; comment?: string; skipMultilineEncoding?: boolean | null }>
   ) => {
     const expandedSec: Record<string, string> = {};
     const interpolatedSec: Record<string, string> = {};
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ export const interpolateSecrets = ({ projectId, secretEncKey, secretDAL, folderD
         // should not do multi line encoding if user has set it to skip
         // eslint-disable-next-line
         secrets[key].value = secrets[key].skipMultilineEncoding
-          ? expandedSec[key]
-          : formatMultiValueEnv(expandedSec[key]);
+          ? formatMultiValueEnv(expandedSec[key])
+          : expandedSec[key];
         // eslint-disable-next-line
         continue;
       }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export const interpolateSecrets = ({ projectId, secretEncKey, secretDAL, folderD
       );
 
       // eslint-disable-next-line
-      secrets[key].value = secrets[key].skipMultilineEncoding ? expandedVal : formatMultiValueEnv(expandedVal);
+      secrets[key].value = secrets[key].skipMultilineEncoding ? formatMultiValueEnv(expandedVal) : expandedVal;
     }
 
     return secrets;
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ export const decryptSecretRaw = (
     type: secret.type,
     _id: secret.id,
     id: secret.id,
-    user: secret.userId
+    user: secret.userId,
+    skipMultilineEncoding: secret.skipMultilineEncoding
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-queue.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-queue.ts
index 07db646f8..42e13b445 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-queue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-queue.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ const MAX_SYNC_SECRET_DEPTH = 5;
 export const uniqueSecretQueueKey = (environment: string, secretPath: string) =>
   `secret-queue-dedupe-${environment}-${secretPath}`;
 
-type TIntegrationSecret = Record<string, { value: string; comment?: string; skipMultilineEncoding?: boolean }>;
+type TIntegrationSecret = Record<
+  string,
+  { value: string; comment?: string; skipMultilineEncoding?: boolean | null | undefined }
+>;
 export const secretQueueFactory = ({
   queueService,
   integrationDAL,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
index 5688f7f15..532a2a890 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
@@ -971,10 +971,24 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
       });
 
       const batchSecretsExpand = async (
-        secretBatch: { secretKey: string; secretValue: string; secretComment?: string; secretPath: string }[]
+        secretBatch: {
+          secretKey: string;
+          secretValue: string;
+          secretComment?: string;
+          secretPath: string;
+          skipMultilineEncoding: boolean | null | undefined;
+        }[]
       ) => {
         // Group secrets by secretPath
-        const secretsByPath: Record<string, { secretKey: string; secretValue: string; secretComment?: string }[]> = {};
+        const secretsByPath: Record<
+          string,
+          {
+            secretKey: string;
+            secretValue: string;
+            secretComment?: string;
+            skipMultilineEncoding: boolean | null | undefined;
+          }[]
+        > = {};
 
         secretBatch.forEach((secret) => {
           if (!secretsByPath[secret.secretPath]) {
@@ -990,11 +1004,15 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
             continue;
           }
 
-          const secretRecord: Record<string, { value: string; comment?: string; skipMultilineEncoding?: boolean }> = {};
+          const secretRecord: Record<
+            string,
+            { value: string; comment?: string; skipMultilineEncoding: boolean | null | undefined }
+          > = {};
           secretsByPath[secPath].forEach((decryptedSecret) => {
             secretRecord[decryptedSecret.secretKey] = {
               value: decryptedSecret.secretValue,
-              comment: decryptedSecret.secretComment
+              comment: decryptedSecret.secretComment,
+              skipMultilineEncoding: decryptedSecret.skipMultilineEncoding
             };
           });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetaiSidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetaiSidebar.tsx
index 28e2fed15..f1b9a4c35 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetaiSidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SecretMainPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetaiSidebar.tsx
@@ -393,15 +393,15 @@ export const SecretDetailSidebar = ({
                       {(isAllowed) => (
                         <Switch
                           id="skipmultiencoding-option"
-                          onCheckedChange={(isChecked) => onChange(!isChecked)}
-                          isChecked={!value}
+                          onCheckedChange={(isChecked) => onChange(isChecked)}
+                          isChecked={value}
                           onBlur={onBlur}
                           isDisabled={!isAllowed}
                           className="items-center"
                         >
-                          Enable multi line encoding
+                          Multi line encoding
                           <Tooltip
-                            content="Infisical encodes multiline secrets by escaping newlines and wrapping in quotes. To disable, enable this option"
+                            content="When enabled, multiline secrets will be handled by escaping newlines and enclosing the entire value in double quotes."
                             className="z-[100]"
                           >
                             <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCircleQuestion} className="ml-1" size="sm" />