diff --git a/airbyte-server/src/main/java/io/airbyte/server/config/SecretPersistenceBeanFactory.java b/airbyte-server/src/main/java/io/airbyte/server/config/SecretPersistenceBeanFactory.java
index 3ea4c1094947..000ae74cc800 100644
--- a/airbyte-server/src/main/java/io/airbyte/server/config/SecretPersistenceBeanFactory.java
+++ b/airbyte-server/src/main/java/io/airbyte/server/config/SecretPersistenceBeanFactory.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public class SecretPersistenceBeanFactory {
             pattern = "(?i)^(?!google_secret_manager).*")
   @Requires(property = "airbyte.secret.persistence",
             pattern = "(?i)^(?!vault).*")
+  @Requires(property = "airbyte.secret.persistence",
+            pattern = "(?i)^(?!aws_secret_manager).*")
   @Named("secretPersistence")
   public SecretPersistence defaultSecretPersistence(@Named("configDatabase") final Database configDatabase) {
     return localTestingSecretPersistence(configDatabase);