diff --git a/src/api/src/backend/views/GroupSecrets.py b/src/api/src/backend/views/GroupSecrets.py
index d4487ec8..0aa57413 100644
--- a/src/api/src/backend/views/GroupSecrets.py
+++ b/src/api/src/backend/views/GroupSecrets.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def post(self, request, group_id, *_, **__):
                 id=secret_id,
                 tenant_id=request.tenant_id,
                 owner=request.username
-            )
+            ).first()
 
             if secret == None:
                 return NotFound(message=f"No secret found with id '{secret_id}'")