diff --git a/sdk/plugin/grpc_storage.go b/sdk/plugin/grpc_storage.go
index 3da2ce312..b7fd0caf8 100644
--- a/sdk/plugin/grpc_storage.go
+++ b/sdk/plugin/grpc_storage.go
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ func (s *GRPCStorageServer) List(ctx context.Context, args *pb.StorageListArgs)
 
 func (s *GRPCStorageServer) Get(ctx context.Context, args *pb.StorageGetArgs) (*pb.StorageGetReply, error) {
 	storageEntry, err := s.impl.Get(ctx, args.Key)
+	if storageEntry == nil {
+		return &pb.StorageGetReply{
+			Entry: nil,
+			Err:   pb.ErrToString(err),
+		}, nil
+	}
 	return &pb.StorageGetReply{
 		Entry: pb.LogicalStorageEntryToProtoStorageEntry(storageEntry),
 		Err:   pb.ErrToString(err),
diff --git a/vault/ui.go b/vault/ui.go
index bd1d3c688..feb90f309 100644
--- a/vault/ui.go
+++ b/vault/ui.go
@@ -158,37 +158,30 @@ func (c *UIConfig) get(ctx context.Context) (*uiConfigEntry, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	configRaw, uiConfigGetErr := c.barrierStorage.Get(ctx, uiConfigKey)
 
-	configRaw, err := c.barrierStorage.Get(ctx, uiConfigKey)
-	if err == nil {
-		if configRaw == nil {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		config := new(uiConfigEntry)
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(configRaw.Value, config); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	// Respond with error only if not sealed, otherwise do not throw the error
+	if uiConfigGetErr != nil && !strings.Contains(uiConfigGetErr.Error(), ErrBarrierSealed.Error()) {
+		return nil, uiConfigGetErr
+	}
+	if configRaw == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	config := new(uiConfigEntry)
+	if config == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(configRaw.Value, config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if uiConfigGetErr == nil {
 		// Check that plaintext value matches barrier value, if not sync values
 		if plaintextConfigRaw == nil || bytes.Compare(plaintextConfigRaw.Value, configRaw.Value) != 0 {
 			if err := c.save(ctx, config); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		return config, nil
-	}
-
-	// Respond with error if not sealed
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), ErrBarrierSealed.Error()) {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Respond with plaintext value
-	if configRaw == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	config := new(uiConfigEntry)
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(plaintextConfigRaw.Value, config); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
 	}
 	return config, nil
 }