diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth1-credential.controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth1-credential.controller.test.ts
index d5207236b7..08cff0b6bf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth1-credential.controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth1-credential.controller.test.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('OAuth1CredentialController', () => {
 			jest.spyOn(Csrf.prototype, 'create').mockReturnValueOnce('token');
 			sharedCredentialsRepository.findCredentialForUser.mockResolvedValueOnce(credential);
 			credentialsHelper.getDecrypted.mockResolvedValueOnce({});
-			credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites.mockReturnValueOnce({
+			credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites.mockResolvedValueOnce({
 				requestTokenUrl: 'https://example.domain/oauth/request_token',
 				authUrl: 'https://example.domain/oauth/authorize',
 				accessTokenUrl: 'https://example.domain/oauth/access_token',
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe('OAuth1CredentialController', () => {
 		it('should exchange the code for a valid token, and save it to DB', async () => {
 			credentialsRepository.findOneBy.mockResolvedValue(credential);
 			credentialsHelper.getDecrypted.mockResolvedValue({ csrfSecret });
-			credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites.mockReturnValueOnce({
+			credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites.mockResolvedValueOnce({
 				requestTokenUrl: 'https://example.domain/oauth/request_token',
 				accessTokenUrl: 'https://example.domain/oauth/access_token',
 				signatureMethod: 'HMAC-SHA1',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth2-credential.controller.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth2-credential.controller.test.ts
index 6ed9cb14ad..99504fbeac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth2-credential.controller.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/__tests__/oauth2-credential.controller.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('OAuth2CredentialController', () => {
 		jest.setSystemTime(new Date(timestamp));
 		jest.clearAllMocks();
 
-		credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites.mockReturnValue({
+		credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites.mockResolvedValue({
 			clientId: 'test-client-id',
 			clientSecret: 'oauth-secret',
 			authUrl: 'https://example.domain/o/oauth2/v2/auth',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/abstract-oauth.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/abstract-oauth.controller.ts
index ed23b050f9..ca82370a6a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/abstract-oauth.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/abstract-oauth.controller.ts
@@ -121,17 +121,20 @@ export abstract class AbstractOAuthController {
 		);
 	}
 
-	protected applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<T>(
+	protected async applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<T>(
 		credential: ICredentialsDb,
 		decryptedData: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
 		additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 	) {
-		return this.credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
+		return (await this.credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
 			additionalData,
 			decryptedData,
+			credential,
 			credential.type,
 			'internal',
-		) as unknown as T;
+			undefined,
+			undefined,
+		)) as unknown as T;
 	}
 
 	protected async encryptAndSaveData(
@@ -209,7 +212,8 @@ export abstract class AbstractOAuthController {
 			credential,
 			additionalData,
 		);
-		const oauthCredentials = this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<T>(
+
+		const oauthCredentials = await this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<T>(
 			credential,
 			decryptedDataOriginal,
 			additionalData,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth1-credential.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth1-credential.controller.ts
index 7e6a096e04..3f8f2cf0e1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth1-credential.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth1-credential.controller.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class OAuth1CredentialController extends AbstractOAuthController {
 		const credential = await this.getCredential(req);
 		const additionalData = await this.getAdditionalData();
 		const decryptedDataOriginal = await this.getDecryptedDataForAuthUri(credential, additionalData);
-		const oauthCredentials = this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<OAuth1CredentialData>(
+		const oauthCredentials = await this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<OAuth1CredentialData>(
 			credential,
 			decryptedDataOriginal,
 			additionalData,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth2-credential.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth2-credential.controller.ts
index 1a4fa1254c..3a855858b0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth2-credential.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/oauth/oauth2-credential.controller.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class OAuth2CredentialController extends AbstractOAuthController {
 			delete decryptedDataOriginal.scope;
 		}
 
-		const oauthCredentials = this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<OAuth2CredentialData>(
+		const oauthCredentials = await this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites<OAuth2CredentialData>(
 			credential,
 			decryptedDataOriginal,
 			additionalData,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts b/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts
index 4feff3956b..5e5436c93d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/credentials-helper.ts
@@ -331,31 +331,29 @@ export class CredentialsHelper extends ICredentialsHelper {
 
 		await additionalData?.secretsHelpers?.waitForInit();
 
-		const canUseSecrets = await this.credentialCanUseExternalSecrets(nodeCredentials);
-
-		return this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
+		return await this.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
 			additionalData,
 			decryptedDataOriginal,
+			nodeCredentials,
 			type,
 			mode,
 			executeData,
 			expressionResolveValues,
-			canUseSecrets,
 		);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Applies credential default data and overwrites
 	 */
-	applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
+	async applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
 		additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 		decryptedDataOriginal: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject,
+		credential: INodeCredentialsDetails,
 		type: string,
 		mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
 		executeData?: IExecuteData,
 		expressionResolveValues?: ICredentialsExpressionResolveValues,
-		canUseSecrets?: boolean,
-	): ICredentialDataDecryptedObject {
+	): Promise<ICredentialDataDecryptedObject> {
 		const credentialsProperties = this.getCredentialsProperties(type);
 
 		// Load and apply the credentials overwrites if any exist
@@ -380,8 +378,9 @@ export class CredentialsHelper extends ICredentialsHelper {
 			decryptedData.oauthTokenData = decryptedDataOriginal.oauthTokenData;
 		}
 
+		const canUseExternalSecrets = await this.credentialCanUseExternalSecrets(credential);
 		const additionalKeys = getAdditionalKeys(additionalData, mode, null, {
-			secretsEnabled: canUseSecrets,
+			secretsEnabled: canUseExternalSecrets,
 		});
 
 		if (expressionResolveValues) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/credentials-tester.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/credentials-tester.service.ts
index c0a3fbb575..ed6c9a9923 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/credentials-tester.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/credentials-tester.service.ts
@@ -187,14 +187,14 @@ export class CredentialsTester {
 		if (credentialsDecrypted.data) {
 			try {
 				const additionalData = await WorkflowExecuteAdditionalData.getBase(userId);
-				credentialsDecrypted.data = this.credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
+				credentialsDecrypted.data = await this.credentialsHelper.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites(
 					additionalData,
 					credentialsDecrypted.data,
+					credentialsDecrypted,
 					credentialType,
 					'internal' as WorkflowExecuteMode,
 					undefined,
 					undefined,
-					await this.credentialsHelper.credentialCanUseExternalSecrets(credentialsDecrypted),
 				);
 			} catch (error) {
 				this.logger.debug('Credential test failed', error);
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/controllers/oauth/oauth2.api.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/controllers/oauth/oauth2.api.test.ts
index f20f9df550..fc31b1969c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/controllers/oauth/oauth2.api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/controllers/oauth/oauth2.api.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('OAuth2 API', () => {
 		authQueryParameters: 'access_type=offline',
 	};
 
-	CredentialsHelper.prototype.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites = (_, decryptedDataOriginal) =>
+	CredentialsHelper.prototype.applyDefaultsAndOverwrites = async (_, decryptedDataOriginal) =>
 		decryptedDataOriginal;
 
 	beforeAll(async () => {