diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
index cd8a28fd9..f7c20e86c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/secret_service.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class SecretService:
             ) from e
         return secret_model
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_secret(cls, key: str) -> SecretModel:
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_secret(key: str) -> SecretModel:
         """Get_secret."""
         secret = db.session.query(SecretModel).filter(SecretModel.key == key).first()
         if isinstance(secret, SecretModel):