diff --git a/litellm/secret_managers/main.py b/litellm/secret_managers/main.py
index f3d6d420a..6a3bd3d02 100644
--- a/litellm/secret_managers/main.py
+++ b/litellm/secret_managers/main.py
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ def get_secret(  # noqa: PLR0915
 
                 if key_management_settings is not None:
                     if (
-                        secret_name not in key_management_settings.hosted_keys
+                        key_management_settings.hosted_keys is not None
+                        and secret_name not in key_management_settings.hosted_keys
                     ):  # allow user to specify which keys to check in hosted key manager
                         key_manager = "local"