diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-fns.ts
index 52e36232c..a352a23c8 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-fns.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   TDeleteOCIVaultVariable,
   TOCIVaultListVariables,
   TOCIVaultSyncWithCredentials,
+  TUnmarkOCIVaultVariableFromDeletion,
   TUpdateOCIVaultVariable
 } from "@app/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-types";
 import { SecretSyncError } from "@app/services/secret-sync/secret-sync-errors";
@@ -102,6 +103,14 @@ const deleteOCIVaultVariable = async ({ provider, secretId }: TDeleteOCIVaultVar
   });
 };
 
+const unmarkOCIVaultVariableFromDeletion = async ({ provider, secretId }: TUnmarkOCIVaultVariableFromDeletion) => {
+  const vaultsClient = new vault.VaultsClient({ authenticationDetailsProvider: provider });
+
+  return vaultsClient.cancelSecretDeletion({
+    secretId
+  });
+};
+
 export const OCIVaultSyncFns = {
   syncSecrets: async (secretSync: TOCIVaultSyncWithCredentials, secretMap: TSecretMap) => {
     const {
@@ -132,6 +141,28 @@ export const OCIVaultSyncFns = {
             secretKey: key
           });
         }
+      } else {
+        // If a secret exists but is pending deletion, cancel the deletion and update the secret
+        const secretPendingDeletion = Object.values(variables).find(
+          (s) => s.secretName === key && s.lifecycleState === vault.models.SecretSummary.LifecycleState.PendingDeletion
+        );
+
+        if (secretPendingDeletion) {
+          await unmarkOCIVaultVariableFromDeletion({
+            provider,
+            compartmentId: compartmentOcid,
+            vaultId: vaultOcid,
+            secretId: secretPendingDeletion.id
+          });
+
+          await updateOCIVaultVariable({
+            provider,
+            compartmentId: compartmentOcid,
+            vaultId: vaultOcid,
+            secretId: secretPendingDeletion.id,
+            value
+          });
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-types.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-types.ts
index 08c4a498f..c040cd0c0 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/oci-vault/oci-vault-sync-types.ts
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ export type TUpdateOCIVaultVariable = TOCIVaultListVariables & {
 export type TDeleteOCIVaultVariable = TOCIVaultListVariables & {
   secretId: string;
 };
+
+export type TUnmarkOCIVaultVariableFromDeletion = TOCIVaultListVariables & {
+  secretId: string;
+};