diff --git a/internal/security/secretstore/init.go b/internal/security/secretstore/init.go
index 8a5e51faab..de2b7965e9 100644
--- a/internal/security/secretstore/init.go
+++ b/internal/security/secretstore/init.go
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) BootstrapHandler(ctx context.Context, _ *sync.WaitGroup, _ s
 
 	err = ConfigureSecureMessageBus(configuration.SecureMessageBus, redis5Pair, lc)
 	if err != nil {
-		lc.Error("failed to configure for Secure Message Bus: %w", err)
+		lc.Errorf("failed to configure for Secure Message Bus: %s", err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus.go b/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus.go
index 1a0d85f535..2a9cc971e9 100644
--- a/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus.go
+++ b/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package secretstore
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"text/template"
@@ -101,6 +102,14 @@ func ConfigureSecureMessageBus(secureMessageBus config.SecureMessageBusInfo, red
 }
 
 func configureKuiperForSecureMessageBus(credentials UserPasswordPair, fileType string, fileTemplate string, path string, lc logger.LoggingClient) error {
+	// This capability depends on the eKuiper file existing, which depends on the version of eKuiper installed.
+	// If the file doesn't exist, then the eKuiper version installed doesn't use it, so skip the injection.
+	_, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		lc.Infof("eKuiper file %s doesn't exist, skipping Secure MessageBus credentials injection", path)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	tmpl, err := template.New("eKuiper").Parse(fileTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse eKuiper %s template: %w", fileType, err)
diff --git a/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus_test.go b/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus_test.go
index ae24b74a48..5dd6390a7a 100644
--- a/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus_test.go
+++ b/internal/security/secretstore/secure-messagebus_test.go
@@ -39,17 +39,19 @@ func TestConfigureSecureMessageBus(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
-		Name        string
-		Type        string
-		Credentials UserPasswordPair
-		Expected    *UserPasswordPair
-		ExpectError bool
+		Name                 string
+		Type                 string
+		ConnectionFileExists bool
+		Credentials          UserPasswordPair
+		Expected             *UserPasswordPair
+		ExpectError          bool
 	}{
-		{"valid redis", redisSecureMessageBusType, validExpected, &validExpected, false},
-		{"valid blank", blankSecureMessageBusType, validExpected, nil, false},
-		{"valid none", noneSecureMessageBusType, validExpected, nil, false},
-		{"invalid type", "bogus", validExpected, nil, true},
-		{"invalid mqtt", mqttSecureMessageBusType, validExpected, nil, true},
+		{"valid redis - both files", redisSecureMessageBusType, true, validExpected, &validExpected, false},
+		{"valid redis - no connection file", redisSecureMessageBusType, false, validExpected, &validExpected, false},
+		{"valid blank", blankSecureMessageBusType, false, validExpected, nil, false},
+		{"valid none", noneSecureMessageBusType, false, validExpected, nil, false},
+		{"invalid type", "bogus", false, validExpected, nil, true},
+		{"invalid mqtt", mqttSecureMessageBusType, false, validExpected, nil, true},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -61,6 +63,16 @@ func TestConfigureSecureMessageBus(t *testing.T) {
 				_ = os.Remove(secureMessageBus.KuiperConnectionsPath)
 			}()
 
+			if test.Expected != nil {
+				_, err := os.Create(secureMessageBus.KuiperConfigPath)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				if test.ConnectionFileExists {
+					_, err := os.Create(secureMessageBus.KuiperConnectionsPath)
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+				}
+			}
+
 			secureMessageBus.Type = test.Type
 			err := ConfigureSecureMessageBus(secureMessageBus, test.Credentials, logger.NewMockClient())
 			if test.ExpectError {
@@ -88,11 +100,17 @@ func TestConfigureSecureMessageBus(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.True(t, strings.Contains(string(contents), test.Expected.User))
 			assert.True(t, strings.Contains(string(contents), test.Expected.Password))
 
-			// Connections file should have been written
-			contents, err = os.ReadFile(secureMessageBus.KuiperConnectionsPath)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.True(t, strings.Contains(string(contents), test.Expected.User))
-			assert.True(t, strings.Contains(string(contents), test.Expected.Password))
+			if test.ConnectionFileExists {
+				// Connections file should have been written
+				contents, err = os.ReadFile(secureMessageBus.KuiperConnectionsPath)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.True(t, strings.Contains(string(contents), test.Expected.User))
+				assert.True(t, strings.Contains(string(contents), test.Expected.Password))
+			} else {
+				// Connections file should not have been written
+				_, err = os.Stat(secureMessageBus.KuiperConnectionsPath)
+				require.True(t, os.IsNotExist(err))
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }