diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
index 77ae430c6..c224bd3ca 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Knex } from "knex";
 
 import { TDbClient } from "@app/db";
-import { TableName, TAccessApprovalPolicies } from "@app/db/schemas";
+import { AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema, TableName, TAccessApprovalPolicies } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { DatabaseError } from "@app/lib/errors";
-import { buildFindFilter, mergeOneToManyRelation, ormify, selectAllTableCols, TFindFilter } from "@app/lib/knex";
+import { buildFindFilter, ormify, selectAllTableCols, sqlNestRelationships, TFindFilter } from "@app/lib/knex";
 
 export type TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory>;
 
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
       // eslint-disable-next-line
       .where(buildFindFilter(filter))
       .join(TableName.Environment, `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.envId`, `${TableName.Environment}.id`)
-      .join(
+      .leftJoin(
         TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover,
         `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.id`,
         `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover}.policyId`
       )
-      .select(tx.ref("approverId").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover))
+      .select(tx.ref("approverUserId").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover))
       .select(tx.ref("name").withSchema(TableName.Environment).as("envName"))
       .select(tx.ref("slug").withSchema(TableName.Environment).as("envSlug"))
       .select(tx.ref("id").withSchema(TableName.Environment).as("envId"))
@@ -35,18 +35,30 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
       const doc = await accessApprovalPolicyFindQuery(tx || db.replicaNode(), {
         [`${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.id` as "id"]: id
       });
-      const formatedDoc = mergeOneToManyRelation(
-        doc,
-        "id",
-        ({ approverId, envId, envName: name, envSlug: slug, ...el }) => ({
-          ...el,
-          envId,
-          environment: { id: envId, name, slug }
+      const formattedDoc = sqlNestRelationships({
+        data: doc,
+        key: "id",
+        parentMapper: (data) => ({
+          environment: {
+            id: data.envId,
+            name: data.envName,
+            slug: data.envSlug
+          },
+          projectId: data.projectId,
+          ...AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema.parse(data)
         }),
-        ({ approverId }) => approverId,
-        "approvers"
-      );
-      return formatedDoc?.[0];
+        childrenMapper: [
+          {
+            key: "approverUserId",
+            label: "userApprovers" as const,
+            mapper: ({ approverUserId }) => ({
+              userId: approverUserId
+            })
+          }
+        ]
+      });
+
+      return formattedDoc?.[0];
     } catch (error) {
       throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "FindById" });
     }
@@ -55,18 +67,32 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const find = async (filter: TFindFilter<TAccessApprovalPolicies & { projectId: string }>, tx?: Knex) => {
     try {
       const docs = await accessApprovalPolicyFindQuery(tx || db.replicaNode(), filter);
-      const formatedDoc = mergeOneToManyRelation(
-        docs,
-        "id",
-        ({ approverId, envId, envName: name, envSlug: slug, ...el }) => ({
-          ...el,
-          envId,
-          environment: { id: envId, name, slug }
+
+      const formattedDocs = sqlNestRelationships({
+        data: docs,
+        key: "id",
+        parentMapper: (data) => ({
+          environment: {
+            id: data.envId,
+            name: data.envName,
+            slug: data.envSlug
+          },
+          projectId: data.projectId,
+          ...AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema.parse(data)
+          // secretPath: data.secretPath || undefined,
         }),
-        ({ approverId }) => approverId,
-        "approvers"
-      );
-      return formatedDoc.map((policy) => ({ ...policy, secretPath: policy.secretPath || undefined }));
+        childrenMapper: [
+          {
+            key: "approverUserId",
+            label: "userApprovers" as const,
+            mapper: ({ approverUserId }) => ({
+              userId: approverUserId
+            })
+          }
+        ]
+      });
+
+      return formattedDocs;
     } catch (error) {
       throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "Find" });
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
index c91fbf970..9cff9a17f 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
   accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL,
   permissionService,
   projectEnvDAL,
-  projectDAL,
-  projectMembershipDAL
+  projectDAL
 }: TSecretApprovalPolicyServiceFactoryDep) => {
   const createAccessApprovalPolicy = async ({
     name,
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     secretPath,
     actorAuthMethod,
     approvals,
-    approvers,
+    approverUserIds,
     projectSlug,
     environment,
     enforcementLevel
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     const project = await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug, actorOrgId);
     if (!project) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Project not found" });
 
-    if (approvals > approvers.length)
+    if (approvals > approverUserIds.length)
       throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Approvals cannot be greater than approvers" });
 
     const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission(
@@ -70,15 +69,6 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     const env = await projectEnvDAL.findOne({ slug: environment, projectId: project.id });
     if (!env) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Environment not found" });
 
-    const secretApprovers = await projectMembershipDAL.find({
-      projectId: project.id,
-      $in: { id: approvers }
-    });
-
-    if (secretApprovers.length !== approvers.length) {
-      throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Approver not found in project" });
-    }
-
     await verifyApprovers({
       projectId: project.id,
       orgId: actorOrgId,
@@ -86,7 +76,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
       secretPath,
       actorAuthMethod,
       permissionService,
-      userIds: secretApprovers.map((approver) => approver.userId)
+      userIds: approverUserIds
     });
 
     const accessApproval = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.transaction(async (tx) => {
@@ -101,8 +91,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
         tx
       );
       await accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL.insertMany(
-        secretApprovers.map(({ id }) => ({
-          approverId: id,
+        approverUserIds.map((userId) => ({
+          approverUserId: userId,
           policyId: doc.id
         })),
         tx
@@ -138,7 +128,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
 
   const updateAccessApprovalPolicy = async ({
     policyId,
-    approvers,
+    approverUserIds,
     secretPath,
     name,
     actorId,
@@ -171,16 +161,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
         },
         tx
       );
-      if (approvers) {
-        // Find the workspace project memberships of the users passed in the approvers array
-        const secretApprovers = await projectMembershipDAL.find(
-          {
-            projectId: accessApprovalPolicy.projectId,
-            $in: { id: approvers }
-          },
-          { tx }
-        );
-
+      if (approverUserIds) {
         await verifyApprovers({
           projectId: accessApprovalPolicy.projectId,
           orgId: actorOrgId,
@@ -188,15 +169,13 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
           secretPath: doc.secretPath!,
           actorAuthMethod,
           permissionService,
-          userIds: secretApprovers.map((approver) => approver.userId)
+          userIds: approverUserIds
         });
 
-        if (secretApprovers.length !== approvers.length)
-          throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Approvals cannot be greater than approvers" });
         await accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL.delete({ policyId: doc.id }, tx);
         await accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL.insertMany(
-          secretApprovers.map(({ id }) => ({
-            approverId: id,
+          approverUserIds.map((userId) => ({
+            approverUserId: userId,
             policyId: doc.id
           })),
           tx
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
index fdb6fc8bb..83f4ffab6 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   approvals: number;
   secretPath: string;
   environment: string;
-  approvers: string[];
+  approverUserIds: string[];
   projectSlug: string;
   name: string;
   enforcementLevel: EnforcementLevel;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
 export type TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   policyId: string;
   approvals?: number;
-  approvers?: string[];
+  approverUserIds?: string[];
   secretPath?: string;
   name?: string;
   enforcementLevel?: EnforcementLevel;