diff --git a/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go b/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go
index 2894765aec..1ddfcc135f 100644
--- a/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go
+++ b/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go
@@ -155,22 +155,24 @@ var secretsSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
 	Args:                  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		util.RequireLocalWorkspaceFile()
+		token, err := util.GetInfisicalToken(cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			util.HandleError(err, "Unable to parse flag")
+		}
+
+		if (token == nil) {
+			util.RequireLocalWorkspaceFile()
+		}
 
 		environmentName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("env")
 		if !cmd.Flags().Changed("env") {
-			environmentFromWorkspace := util.GetEnvFromWorkspaceFile()
+			environmentFromWorkspace := util.GetEnvFromWorkspaceFile()	
 			if environmentFromWorkspace != "" {
 				environmentName = environmentFromWorkspace
 			}
 		}
 
-		token, err := util.GetInfisicalToken(cmd)
-		if err != nil {
-			util.HandleError(err, "Unable to parse flag")
-		}
-
-		projectId, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("projectId")
+				projectId, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("projectId")
 		if err != nil {
 			util.HandleError(err, "Unable to parse flag")
 		}