diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gcp/gcp-sync-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gcp/gcp-sync-fns.ts
index f0eb3ce88..5e6006d86 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gcp/gcp-sync-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gcp/gcp-sync-fns.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,13 @@ const getGcpSecrets = async (accessToken: string, secretSync: TGcpSyncWithCreden
 
       res[key] = Buffer.from(secretLatest.payload.data, "base64").toString("utf-8");
     } catch (error) {
-      // when a secret in GCP has no versions, we treat it as if it's a blank value
-      if (error instanceof AxiosError && error.response?.status === 404) {
+      // when a secret in GCP has no versions, or is disabled/destroyed, we treat it as if it's a blank value
+      if (
+        error instanceof AxiosError &&
+        (error.response?.status === 404 ||
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
+          (error.response?.status === 400 && error.response.data.error.status === "FAILED_PRECONDITION"))
+      ) {
         res[key] = "";
       } else {
         throw new SecretSyncError({