diff --git a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/api/routes/run_automation.py b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/api/routes/run_automation.py
index 78b015b22bb..02bdbd944aa 100644
--- a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/api/routes/run_automation.py
+++ b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/api/routes/run_automation.py
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ def get_fn(blueprint: Blueprint) -> Callable:
                 json_request
             )
 
+            # we need to instantiate the secret manager in case secrets are passed
+            SecretsManagerFactory(
+                automation_workflow.openMetadataServerConnection.secretsManagerProvider,
+                build_secrets_manager_credentials(
+                    automation_workflow.openMetadataServerConnection.secretsManagerProvider
+                ),
+            )
+
             execute(automation_workflow)
 
             return ApiResponse.success(
diff --git a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/workflows/ingestion/credentials_builder.py b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/workflows/ingestion/credentials_builder.py
index 4bbc2f5520c..1632f95fe47 100644
--- a/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/workflows/ingestion/credentials_builder.py
+++ b/openmetadata-airflow-apis/openmetadata_managed_apis/workflows/ingestion/credentials_builder.py
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ from metadata.utils.secrets.secrets_manager import SECRET_MANAGER_AIRFLOW_CONF
 
 
 def build_aws_credentials() -> Optional[AWSCredentials]:
-    if conf.has_section(SECRET_MANAGER_AIRFLOW_CONF):
-        credentials = AWSCredentials(
-            awsRegion=conf.get(SECRET_MANAGER_AIRFLOW_CONF, "aws_region", fallback="")
-        )
+    aws_region = conf.get(SECRET_MANAGER_AIRFLOW_CONF, "aws_region", fallback=None)
+    if aws_region:
+        credentials = AWSCredentials(awsRegion=aws_region)
         credentials.awsAccessKeyId = conf.get(
             SECRET_MANAGER_AIRFLOW_CONF, "aws_access_key_id", fallback=""
         )
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/SecretsManagerUpdateService.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/SecretsManagerUpdateService.java
index a7010fce34a..84e17042b96 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/SecretsManagerUpdateService.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/secrets/SecretsManagerUpdateService.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.openmetadata.schema.ServiceConnectionEntityInterface;
 import org.openmetadata.schema.ServiceEntityInterface;
+import org.openmetadata.schema.entity.automations.Workflow;
 import org.openmetadata.schema.entity.services.ingestionPipelines.IngestionPipeline;
 import org.openmetadata.schema.entity.teams.User;
 import org.openmetadata.service.Entity;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import org.openmetadata.service.jdbi3.IngestionPipelineRepository;
 import org.openmetadata.service.jdbi3.ListFilter;
 import org.openmetadata.service.jdbi3.ServiceEntityRepository;
 import org.openmetadata.service.jdbi3.UserRepository;
+import org.openmetadata.service.jdbi3.WorkflowRepository;
 import org.openmetadata.service.resources.CollectionRegistry;
 import org.openmetadata.service.resources.CollectionRegistry.CollectionDetails;
 import org.openmetadata.service.resources.services.ServiceEntityResource;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public class SecretsManagerUpdateService {
   private final SecretsManager oldSecretManager;
   private final UserRepository userRepository;
   private final IngestionPipelineRepository ingestionPipelineRepository;
+  private final WorkflowRepository workflowRepository;
 
   private final Map<Class<? extends ServiceConnectionEntityInterface>, ServiceEntityRepository<?, ?>>
       connectionTypeRepositoriesMap;
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ public class SecretsManagerUpdateService {
     this.userRepository = (UserRepository) Entity.getEntityRepository(Entity.USER);
     this.ingestionPipelineRepository =
         (IngestionPipelineRepository) Entity.getEntityRepository(Entity.INGESTION_PIPELINE);
+    this.workflowRepository = (WorkflowRepository) Entity.getEntityRepository(Entity.WORKFLOW);
     // by default, it is going to be non-managed secrets manager since decrypt is the same for all of them
     this.oldSecretManager = SecretsManagerFactory.createSecretsManager(null, clusterName);
   }
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ public class SecretsManagerUpdateService {
     updateServices();
     updateBotUsers();
     updateIngestionPipelines();
+    updateWorkflows();
   }
 
   private void updateServices() {
@@ -90,9 +95,17 @@ public class SecretsManagerUpdateService {
   private void updateIngestionPipelines() {
     LOG.info(
         String.format(
-            "Updating bot users in case of an update on the JSON schema: [%s]",
+            "Updating ingestion pipelines in case of an update on the JSON schema: [%s]",
             secretManager.getSecretsManagerProvider().value()));
-    retrieveIngestionPipelines().forEach(this::updateIngestionPipelines);
+    retrieveIngestionPipelines().forEach(this::updateIngestionPipeline);
+  }
+
+  private void updateWorkflows() {
+    LOG.info(
+        String.format(
+            "Updating workflows in case of an update on the JSON schema: [%s]",
+            secretManager.getSecretsManagerProvider().value()));
+    retrieveWorkflows().forEach(this::updateWorkflow);
   }
 
   private void updateService(ServiceEntityInterface serviceEntityInterface) {
@@ -230,7 +243,22 @@ public class SecretsManagerUpdateService {
     }
   }
 
-  private void updateIngestionPipelines(IngestionPipeline ingestionPipeline) {
+  private List<Workflow> retrieveWorkflows() {
+    try {
+      return workflowRepository
+          .listAfter(
+              null,
+              EntityUtil.Fields.EMPTY_FIELDS,
+              new ListFilter(),
+              workflowRepository.dao.listCount(new ListFilter()),
+              null)
+          .getData();
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new SecretsManagerUpdateException(e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void updateIngestionPipeline(IngestionPipeline ingestionPipeline) {
     try {
       IngestionPipeline ingestion = ingestionPipelineRepository.dao.findEntityById(ingestionPipeline.getId());
       // we have to decrypt using the old secrets manager and encrypt again with the new one
@@ -241,4 +269,16 @@ public class SecretsManagerUpdateService {
       throw new SecretsManagerUpdateException(e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
     }
   }
+
+  private void updateWorkflow(Workflow workflow) {
+    try {
+      Workflow workflowObject = workflowRepository.dao.findEntityById(workflow.getId());
+      // we have to decrypt using the old secrets manager and encrypt again with the new one
+      workflowObject = oldSecretManager.encryptOrDecryptWorkflow(workflowObject, false);
+      workflowObject = secretManager.encryptOrDecryptWorkflow(workflowObject, true);
+      ingestionPipelineRepository.dao.update(workflowObject);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new SecretsManagerUpdateException(e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
+    }
+  }
 }