diff --git a/controllers/server.go b/controllers/server.go
index 675a9910..916a4256 100644
--- a/controllers/server.go
+++ b/controllers/server.go
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ func getConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // @Success     200 {object} config.ServerSettings
 func getSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	scfg := logic.GetServerSettings()
-	scfg.ClientSecret = logic.Mask()
+	if scfg.ClientSecret != "" {
+		scfg.ClientSecret = logic.Mask()
+	}
+
 	logic.ReturnSuccessResponseWithJson(w, r, scfg, "fetched server settings successfully")
 }