diff --git a/openc3/lib/openc3/utilities/secrets.rb b/openc3/lib/openc3/utilities/secrets.rb
index b018df805..20abc31d0 100644
--- a/openc3/lib/openc3/utilities/secrets.rb
+++ b/openc3/lib/openc3/utilities/secrets.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ def delete(key, secret_store: nil, scope:)
     end
 
     def setup(secrets)
-      secrets.each do |type, key, data, secret_store|
+      secrets.each do |secret|
+        if secret.length < 3
+          raise ArgumentError, "Secret must have at least 3 items (type, key, data), got #{secret.length}"
+        end
+        type, key, data, secret_store = secret
         case type
         when 'ENV'
           @local_secrets[key] = ENV[data]
diff --git a/openc3/python/openc3/utilities/secrets.py b/openc3/python/openc3/utilities/secrets.py
index 8c7f18dd9..30203507e 100644
--- a/openc3/python/openc3/utilities/secrets.py
+++ b/openc3/python/openc3/utilities/secrets.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2023 OpenC3, Inc.
+# Copyright 2026 OpenC3, Inc.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can modify and/or redistribute it
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ def delete(self, key, secret_store=None, scope=None):
         raise RuntimeError(f"{self.__class__.__name__} has not implemented method 'delete'")
 
     def setup(self, secrets):
-        for type, key, data, secret_store in secrets:
+        for secret in secrets:
+            if len(secret) < 3:
+                raise ValueError(f"Secret must have at least 3 items (type, key, data), got {len(secret)}")
+            type, key, data, *extra = secret # *extra would be secret_store, but we don't need that here
             match type:
                 case "ENV":
                     self.local_secrets[key] = os.environ.get(data)