diff --git a/app/services/webhook/service.go b/app/services/webhook/service.go
index c5fae3c71..ea637fc70 100644
--- a/app/services/webhook/service.go
+++ b/app/services/webhook/service.go
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	MaxRetries          int
 	AllowPrivateNetwork bool
 	AllowLoopback       bool
-
-	// InternalWebhooksURL specifies the internal webhook URL which will be used if webhook is marked internal
-	InternalWebhooksURL string
+	InternalSecret      string
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Prepare() error {
@@ -81,6 +79,7 @@ func (c *Config) Prepare() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:revive
 type WebhookExecutorStore interface {
 	Find(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*types.WebhookExecutionCore, error)
 	ListWebhooks(
@@ -106,6 +105,7 @@ type WebhookExecutorStore interface {
 	CreateWebhookExecution(ctx context.Context, hook *types.WebhookExecutionCore) error
 }
 
+//nolint:revive
 type WebhookExecutor struct {
 	secureHTTPClient           *http.Client
 	insecureHTTPClient         *http.Client
diff --git a/app/services/webhook/trigger.go b/app/services/webhook/trigger.go
index 3e6f28c07..e75c9a563 100644
--- a/app/services/webhook/trigger.go
+++ b/app/services/webhook/trigger.go
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ func (w *WebhookExecutor) prepareHTTPRequest(
 	}
 
 	var secretValue string
-	if webhook.Secret != "" {
+	//nolint:gocritic
+	if webhook.Type == enum.WebhookTypeInternal {
+		secretValue = w.config.InternalSecret
+	} else if webhook.Secret != "" {
 		decryptedSecret, err := w.encrypter.Decrypt([]byte(webhook.Secret))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decrypt webhook secret: %w", err)
diff --git a/cli/operations/server/config.go b/cli/operations/server/config.go
index 22eecdb53..d113aa511 100644
--- a/cli/operations/server/config.go
+++ b/cli/operations/server/config.go
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ func ProvideWebhookConfig(config *types.Config) webhook.Config {
 		MaxRetries:          config.Webhook.MaxRetries,
 		AllowPrivateNetwork: config.Webhook.AllowPrivateNetwork,
 		AllowLoopback:       config.Webhook.AllowLoopback,
+		InternalSecret:      config.Webhook.InternalSecret,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/types/config.go b/types/config.go
index 991da0a39..0a27283f0 100644
--- a/types/config.go
+++ b/types/config.go
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ type Config struct {
 		AllowPrivateNetwork bool   `envconfig:"GITNESS_WEBHOOK_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORK" default:"false"`
 		AllowLoopback       bool   `envconfig:"GITNESS_WEBHOOK_ALLOW_LOOPBACK" default:"false"`
 		// RetentionTime is the duration after which webhook executions will be purged from the DB.
-		RetentionTime time.Duration `envconfig:"GITNESS_WEBHOOK_RETENTION_TIME" default:"168h"` // 7 days
+		RetentionTime  time.Duration `envconfig:"GITNESS_WEBHOOK_RETENTION_TIME" default:"168h"` // 7 days
+		InternalSecret string        `envconfig:"GITNESS_WEBHOOK_INTERNAL_SECRET"`
 	}
 
 	Trigger struct {