diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/src/secret_manager.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/src/secret_manager.rs
index ade257a5872..ee4bded4b29 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/src/secret_manager.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/src/secret_manager.rs
@@ -116,13 +116,9 @@ impl CyberArkSecretManager {
             .get(CYBERARK_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
             .map(|value| {
                 value
-                    .parse::<i64>()
+                    .parse::<u64>()
+                    .map(Duration::from_secs)
                     .map_err(|_| Error::RefreshInterval)
-                    .map(|seconds| match seconds {
-                        seconds if seconds < 0 => Duration::from_nanos(1),
-                        0 => DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL,
-                        seconds => Duration::from_secs(seconds as u64),
-                    })
             })
             .transpose()?;
         Ok(Self::with_client(
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/tests/secret_manager.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/tests/secret_manager.rs
index e8158c46945..9ea8da63383 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/tests/secret_manager.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/secrets-cyberark/tests/secret_manager.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose::STANDARD};
 use litellm_secrets_cyberark::{CyberArkSecretManager, DeleteOutcome, Error};
-use litellm_secrets_types::{SecretValue, validate_secret_name};
+use litellm_secrets_types::SecretValue;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use wiremock::{
     Match, Mock, MockServer, Request, ResponseTemplate,
@@ -428,11 +428,6 @@ fn new_reports_missing_client_certificate_files() {
     ));
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn secret_name_validation_matches_write_guard() {
-    assert!(validate_secret_name("../etc").is_err());
-}
-
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn trailing_slash_endpoint_preserves_base_path() {
     let server = MockServer::start().await;