diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py
index bfeec54852..02a97249c6 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+from rest_framework.exceptions import NotFound, ValidationError
+
+from api.db_router import MainRouter
+from api.exceptions import InvitationTokenExpiredException
+from api.models import Invitation, Provider
+from api.utils import (
+    get_prowler_provider_kwargs,
+    initialize_prowler_provider,
+    merge_dicts,
+    prowler_provider_connection_test,
+    return_prowler_provider,
+    validate_invitation,
+)
 from prowler.providers.aws.aws_provider import AwsProvider
 from prowler.providers.azure.azure_provider import AzureProvider
 from prowler.providers.gcp.gcp_provider import GcpProvider
 from prowler.providers.kubernetes.kubernetes_provider import KubernetesProvider
-from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError, NotFound
-
-from api.db_router import MainRouter
-from api.exceptions import InvitationTokenExpiredException
-from api.models import Invitation
-from api.models import Provider
-from api.utils import (
-    merge_dicts,
-    return_prowler_provider,
-    initialize_prowler_provider,
-    prowler_provider_connection_test,
-    get_prowler_provider_kwargs,
-)
-from api.utils import validate_invitation
 
 
 class TestMergeDicts:
@@ -144,6 +143,18 @@ class TestProwlerProviderConnectionTest:
             key="value", provider_id="1234567890", raise_on_exception=False
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.django_db
+    @patch("api.utils.return_prowler_provider")
+    def test_prowler_provider_connection_test_without_secret(
+        self, mock_return_prowler_provider, providers_fixture
+    ):
+        mock_return_prowler_provider.return_value = MagicMock()
+        connection = prowler_provider_connection_test(providers_fixture[0])
+
+        assert connection.is_connected is False
+        assert isinstance(connection.error, Provider.secret.RelatedObjectDoesNotExist)
+        assert str(connection.error) == "Provider has no secret."
+
 
 class TestGetProwlerProviderKwargs:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/utils.py b/api/src/backend/api/utils.py
index 9dd86daeaf..31d009dba5 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/utils.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/utils.py
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ def prowler_provider_connection_test(provider: Provider) -> Connection:
         Connection: A connection object representing the result of the connection test for the specified provider.
     """
     prowler_provider = return_prowler_provider(provider)
-    prowler_provider_kwargs = provider.secret.secret
+    try:
+        prowler_provider_kwargs = provider.secret.secret
+    except Provider.secret.RelatedObjectDoesNotExist as secret_error:
+        return Connection(is_connected=False, error=secret_error)
     return prowler_provider.test_connection(
         **prowler_provider_kwargs, provider_id=provider.uid, raise_on_exception=False
     )