diff --git a/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go b/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go
index b0e748422a1..472652cc103 100644
--- a/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go
+++ b/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/keyvault/v7.1/keyvault"
 	_ "github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	_ "github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal"
-	_ "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials"
-	_ "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager"
-	_ "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts"
 	_ "github.com/beevik/etree"
 	_ "github.com/blugelabs/bluge"
 	_ "github.com/blugelabs/bluge_segment_api"
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store.go b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store.go
index 0896ab89df4..b8c241ccf7f 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store.go
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ func (s *decryptStorage) Decrypt(ctx context.Context, namespace xkube.Namespace,
 	// function call happens after this.
 	sv, err := s.secureValueMetadataStorage.Read(ctx, namespace, name, contracts.ReadOpts{})
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("operation canceled while reading secure value metadata storage: %v (%w)", err, context.Canceled)
+		}
+
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read secure value metadata storage: %v (%w)", err, contracts.ErrDecryptNotFound)
 	}
 
@@ -137,6 +141,10 @@ func (s *decryptStorage) Decrypt(ctx context.Context, namespace xkube.Namespace,
 
 	keeperConfig, err := s.keeperMetadataStorage.GetKeeperConfig(ctx, namespace.String(), sv.Status.Keeper, contracts.ReadOpts{})
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("operation canceled while reading keeper config metadata storage: %v (%w)", err, context.Canceled)
+		}
+
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read keeper config metadata storage: %v (%w)", err, contracts.ErrDecryptFailed)
 	}
 
@@ -148,13 +156,22 @@ func (s *decryptStorage) Decrypt(ctx context.Context, namespace xkube.Namespace,
 	if sv.Spec.Ref != nil {
 		exposedValue, err := keeper.RetrieveReference(ctx, keeperConfig, *sv.Spec.Ref)
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("operation canceled while exposing secret using reference: %v (%w)", err, context.Canceled)
+			}
+
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to expose secret using reference: %v (%w)", err, contracts.ErrDecryptFailed)
 		}
+
 		return exposedValue, nil
 	}
 
 	exposedValue, err := keeper.Expose(ctx, keeperConfig, namespace, name, sv.Status.Version)
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("operation canceled while exposing secret: %v (%w)", err, context.Canceled)
+		}
+
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to expose secret: %v (%w)", err, contracts.ErrDecryptFailed)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store_test.go b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store_test.go
index 36e49df0146..9d8b1b46e76 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/decrypt_store_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,40 @@ func TestIntegrationDecrypt(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("when the context is cancelled, it returns an error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+		svcIdentity := "svc"
+
+		// Create auth context with proper permissions that match the decrypters
+		authCtx := createAuthContext(ctx, "default", []string{"secret.grafana.app/securevalues:decrypt"}, svcIdentity, types.TypeUser)
+
+		// Setup service
+		sut := testutils.Setup(t)
+
+		// Create a secure value
+		spec := secretv1beta1.SecureValueSpec{
+			Description: "description",
+			Decrypters:  []string{svcIdentity},
+			Value:       ptr.To(secretv1beta1.NewExposedSecureValue("value")),
+		}
+		sv := &secretv1beta1.SecureValue{Spec: spec}
+		sv.Name = "sv-test"
+		sv.Namespace = "default"
+
+		_, err := sut.CreateSv(authCtx, testutils.CreateSvWithSv(sv))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Cancel immediately!
+		cancel()
+
+		exposed, err := sut.DecryptStorage.Decrypt(authCtx, "default", "sv-test")
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, context.Canceled)
+		require.Empty(t, exposed)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("when happy path with valid auth and permissions, it returns decrypted value", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/metrics/metrics.go
index 094a19fa30d..3dce608d7d7 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/secret/metadata/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package metrics
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ func DecryptResultLabel(err error) string {
 		return "error_not_found"
 	} else if errors.Is(err, contracts.ErrDecryptNotAuthorized) {
 		return "error_unauthorized"
+	} else if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		return "error_context_canceled"
 	}
 
 	return "error_generic_failure"