diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts
index 26817f8f7d9..c2511c3e4d5 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/secrets-service.test.ts
@@ -535,7 +535,23 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("secretService", () => {
     });
     await db
       .update(userSecretDefinitions)
-      .set({ status: "active" })
+      .set({ status: "deleted", deletedAt: new Date() })
+      .where(eq(userSecretDefinitions.id, definition.id));
+    await expect(
+      svc.resolveEnvBindings(companyId, optionalEnv, {
+        consumerType: "agent",
+        consumerId: "agent-optional",
+        actorType: "agent",
+        actorId: "agent-optional",
+        responsibleUserId: "user-2",
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      env: {},
+      manifest: [],
+    });
+    await db
+      .update(userSecretDefinitions)
+      .set({ status: "active", deletedAt: null })
       .where(eq(userSecretDefinitions.id, definition.id));
 
     const resolved = await svc.resolveEnvBindings(companyId, env, {
diff --git a/server/src/services/secrets.ts b/server/src/services/secrets.ts
index 23f8449a2b9..c2875e8033b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/secrets.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/secrets.ts
@@ -2252,8 +2252,14 @@ export function secretService(db: Db) {
       context?: SecretConsumerContext,
     ): Promise<RuntimeSecretResolution | null> => {
       const responsibleUserId = input.responsibleUserId ?? context?.responsibleUserId ?? null;
-      const definition = await resolveUserSecretDefinition(companyId, input);
       const optionalBinding = input.allowMissingOverride || input.required === false;
+      let definition: typeof userSecretDefinitions.$inferSelect;
+      try {
+        definition = await resolveUserSecretDefinition(companyId, input);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (optionalBinding && error instanceof HttpError && error.status === 404) return null;
+        throw error;
+      }
       if (definition.status !== "active") {
         if (optionalBinding) return null;
         throw unprocessable("User secret definition is not active");