diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
index 92c6393b2e..ca5c355268 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlMgr/SqlMgr.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
     args.folder = slash(this.currentProjectFolder);
     const projectJson = {...this.currentProjectJson, envs: {...this.currentProjectJson.envs}};
 
+    // delete db credentials
     for (const env of Object.keys(projectJson.envs)) {
       projectJson.envs[env] = {...projectJson.envs[env], db: [...projectJson.envs[env].db]}
       for (let i = 0; i < projectJson.envs[env].db.length; i++) {
@@ -181,10 +182,16 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
             database: projectJson.envs[env].db[i].connection.database
           }
         }
-
       }
     }
 
+
+    // remove meta db credentials
+    if (projectJson.meta?.db) delete projectJson.meta.db;
+
+    // remove auth credentials
+    delete projectJson.auth;
+
     args.projectJson = projectJson;
     data.data.list[0] = args;
     return data;
@@ -1065,7 +1072,6 @@ export default class SqlMgr {
   }
 
 
-
   public async projectChangeEnv(args) {
     try {
       const xcConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(this.currentProjectFolder, 'config.xc.json'), 'utf8'));