diff --git a/backend/src/server/lib/telemetry.ts b/backend/src/server/lib/telemetry.ts
index 6794d7bb3..5169b0e97 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/lib/telemetry.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/lib/telemetry.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const getTelemetryDistinctId = (req: FastifyRequest) => {
     return `identity-${req.auth.identityId}`;
   }
   if (req.auth.actor === ActorType.SERVICE) {
-    return `service-token-${req.auth.serviceToken.id}`;
+    return req.auth.serviceToken.createdByEmail || `service-token-null-creator-${req.auth.serviceTokenId}`; // when user gets removed from system
   }
   return "unknown-auth-data";
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
index 6bbb437ad..cfe4a87d7 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
 import picomatch from "picomatch";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import { EventType } from "@app/ee/services/audit-log/audit-log-types";
 import { CommitType } from "@app/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-types";
 import { BadRequestError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { removeTrailingSlash } from "@app/lib/fn";
+import { getTelemetryDistinctId } from "@app/server/lib/telemetry";
 import { getUserAgentType } from "@app/server/plugins/audit-log";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { ActorType, AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
@@ -20,19 +20,6 @@ import { PostHogEventTypes } from "@app/services/telemetry/telemetry-types";
 
 import { secretRawSchema } from "../sanitizedSchemas";
 
-const getDistinctId = (req: FastifyRequest) => {
-  if (req.auth.actor === ActorType.USER) {
-    return req.auth.user.email;
-  }
-  if (req.auth.actor === ActorType.IDENTITY) {
-    return `identity-${req.auth.identityId}`;
-  }
-  if (req.auth.actor === ActorType.SERVICE) {
-    return req.auth.serviceToken.createdByEmail || `service-token-null-creator-${req.auth.serviceTokenId}`; // when user gets removed from system
-  }
-  return "unknown-auth-data";
-};
-
 export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
     url: "/raw",
@@ -110,7 +97,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretPulled,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: secrets.length,
           workspaceId,
@@ -200,7 +187,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretPulled,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId,
@@ -276,7 +263,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretCreated,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -351,7 +338,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretUpdated,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -421,7 +408,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretDeleted,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -527,7 +514,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
       if (shouldCapture) {
         server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
           event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretPulled,
-          distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+          distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
           properties: {
             numberOfSecrets: shouldRecordK8Event ? approximateNumberTotalSecrets : secrets.length,
             workspaceId: req.query.workspaceId,
@@ -604,7 +591,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretPulled,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId: req.query.workspaceId,
@@ -767,7 +754,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretCreated,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -949,7 +936,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretUpdated,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -1067,7 +1054,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretDeleted,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: 1,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -1187,7 +1174,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretCreated,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: secrets.length,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -1307,7 +1294,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretUpdated,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: secrets.length,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,
@@ -1415,7 +1402,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
 
       server.services.telemetry.sendPostHogEvents({
         event: PostHogEventTypes.SecretDeleted,
-        distinctId: getDistinctId(req),
+        distinctId: getTelemetryDistinctId(req),
         properties: {
           numberOfSecrets: secrets.length,
           workspaceId: req.body.workspaceId,