diff --git a/packages/amplify-category-function/src/events/prePushHandler.ts b/packages/amplify-category-function/src/events/prePushHandler.ts
index 2bf9b7a5238..fd055352434 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-category-function/src/events/prePushHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-category-function/src/events/prePushHandler.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export const prePushHandler = async (context: $TSContext): Promise<void> => {
 };
 
 const ensureFunctionSecrets = async (context: $TSContext): Promise<void> => {
-  const backendConfig = stateManager.getBackendConfig();
+  const backendConfig = stateManager.getBackendConfig(undefined, {
+    throwIfNotExist: false,
+  });
   const functionNames = Object.keys(backendConfig?.[categoryName] || {});
   for (const funcName of functionNames) {
     if (getLocalFunctionSecretNames(funcName).length > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/amplify-category-function/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/ensure-lambda-arn-outputs.ts b/packages/amplify-category-function/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/ensure-lambda-arn-outputs.ts
index 0938ff6b68d..c5e45dd9a67 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-category-function/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/ensure-lambda-arn-outputs.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-category-function/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/ensure-lambda-arn-outputs.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import * as path from 'path';
  * updates function cfn stack with lambda execution role arn parameter
  */
 export const ensureLambdaExecutionRoleOutputs = async (): Promise<void> => {
-  const backendConfig = stateManager.getBackendConfig();
+  const backendConfig = stateManager.getBackendConfig(undefined, {
+    throwIfNotExist: false,
+  });
   const functionNames = Object.keys(backendConfig?.[AmplifyCategories.FUNCTION] ?? []);
   // filter lambda layer from lambdas in function
   const lambdaFunctionNames = functionNames.filter((functionName) => {