diff --git a/src/meta/service/src/notification_service.rs b/src/meta/service/src/notification_service.rs
index b2b78ba28f19e..5f0abbc8fe0e9 100644
--- a/src/meta/service/src/notification_service.rs
+++ b/src/meta/service/src/notification_service.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ impl NotificationServiceImpl {
     }
 
     fn decrypt_secrets(&self, secrets: Vec<Secret>) -> MetaResult<Vec<Secret>> {
+        // Skip getting `secret_store_private_key` if there is no secret
+        if secrets.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(vec![]);
+        }
         let secret_store_private_key = self
             .env
             .opts