diff --git a/src/Core/Services/Implementations/OrganizationService.cs b/src/Core/Services/Implementations/OrganizationService.cs
index a34a1c915c..1e791214bd 100644
--- a/src/Core/Services/Implementations/OrganizationService.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Services/Implementations/OrganizationService.cs
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ public class OrganizationService : IOrganizationService
                     OrganizationId = organization.Id,
                     UserId = ownerId,
                     Key = ownerKey,
+                    AccessSecretsManager = organization.UseSecretsManager,
                     Type = OrganizationUserType.Owner,
                     Status = OrganizationUserStatusType.Confirmed,
                     AccessAll = true,
diff --git a/test/Core.Test/Services/OrganizationServiceTests.cs b/test/Core.Test/Services/OrganizationServiceTests.cs
index 699f0509d6..aa71d210b6 100644
--- a/test/Core.Test/Services/OrganizationServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/Core.Test/Services/OrganizationServiceTests.cs
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ public class OrganizationServiceTests
                 o.Seats == passwordManagerPlan.BaseSeats + signup.AdditionalSeats
                 && o.SmSeats == secretsManagerPlan.BaseSeats + signup.AdditionalSmSeats
                 && o.SmServiceAccounts == secretsManagerPlan.BaseServiceAccount + signup.AdditionalServiceAccounts));
+        await sutProvider.GetDependency<IOrganizationUserRepository>().Received(1).CreateAsync(
+            Arg.Is<OrganizationUser>(o => o.AccessSecretsManager == signup.UseSecretsManager));
 
         await sutProvider.GetDependency<IReferenceEventService>().Received(1)
             .RaiseEventAsync(Arg.Is<ReferenceEvent>(referenceEvent =>