diff --git a/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb b/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
index 8bbdf198..10925e79 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/cli/base.rb
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ module Kamal::Cli
       def mutating
         return yield if KAMAL.holding_lock?
 
-        KAMAL.config.ensure_env_available
-
         run_hook "pre-connect"
 
         ensure_run_directory
diff --git a/lib/kamal/configuration.rb b/lib/kamal/configuration.rb
index 31b1b754..fc881c06 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/configuration.rb
@@ -204,13 +204,6 @@ class Kamal::Configuration
     ensure_destination_if_required && ensure_required_keys_present && ensure_valid_kamal_version
   end
 
-  # Will raise KeyError if any secret ENVs are missing
-  def ensure_env_available
-    roles.collect(&:env_file).each(&:to_s)
-
-    true
-  end
-
   def to_h
     {
       roles: role_names,
diff --git a/test/cli/main_test.rb b/test/cli/main_test.rb
index fe174653..ffc9d097 100644
--- a/test/cli/main_test.rb
+++ b/test/cli/main_test.rb
@@ -124,9 +124,17 @@ class CliMainTest < CliTestCase
   end
 
   test "deploy with missing secrets" do
-    assert_raises(KeyError) do
-      run_command("deploy", config_file: "deploy_with_secrets")
-    end
+    invoke_options = { "config_file" => "test/fixtures/deploy_with_secrets.yml", "version" => "999", "skip_hooks" => false }
+
+    Kamal::Cli::Main.any_instance.expects(:invoke).with("kamal:cli:registry:login", [], invoke_options)
+    Kamal::Cli::Main.any_instance.expects(:invoke).with("kamal:cli:build:deliver", [], invoke_options)
+    Kamal::Cli::Main.any_instance.expects(:invoke).with("kamal:cli:traefik:boot", [], invoke_options)
+    Kamal::Cli::Main.any_instance.expects(:invoke).with("kamal:cli:healthcheck:perform", [], invoke_options)
+    Kamal::Cli::Main.any_instance.expects(:invoke).with("kamal:cli:app:stale_containers", [], invoke_options.merge(stop: true))
+    Kamal::Cli::Main.any_instance.expects(:invoke).with("kamal:cli:app:boot", [], invoke_options)
+    Kamal::Cli::Main.any_instance.expects(:invoke).with("kamal:cli:prune:all", [], invoke_options)
+
+    run_command("deploy", config_file: "deploy_with_secrets")
   end
 
   test "redeploy" do
diff --git a/test/configuration_test.rb b/test/configuration_test.rb
index eeb92938..5b9f4cc9 100644
--- a/test/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration_test.rb
@@ -128,14 +128,6 @@ class ConfigurationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal "healthcheck-app", @config.healthcheck_service
   end
 
-  test "env with missing secret" do
-    assert_raises(KeyError) do
-      config = Kamal::Configuration.new(@deploy.tap { |c| c.merge!({
-        env: { "secret" => [ "PASSWORD" ] }
-      }) }).ensure_env_available
-    end
-  end
-
   test "valid config" do
     assert @config.valid?
     assert @config_with_roles.valid?
diff --git a/test/integration/main_test.rb b/test/integration/main_test.rb
index df595a0a..1171c3de 100644
--- a/test/integration/main_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/main_test.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class MainTest < IntegrationTest
     kamal :envify
     assert_local_env_file "SECRET_TOKEN=1234"
     assert_remote_env_file "SECRET_TOKEN=1234\nCLEAR_TOKEN=4321"
+    remove_local_env_file
 
     first_version = latest_app_version
 
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ class MainTest < IntegrationTest
       assert_equal contents, deployer_exec("cat .env", capture: true)
     end
 
+    def remove_local_env_file
+      deployer_exec("rm .env")
+    end
+
     def assert_remote_env_file(contents)
       assert_equal contents, docker_compose("exec vm1 cat /root/.kamal/env/roles/app-web.env", capture: true)
     end