diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/github-sso.guard.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/github-sso.guard.ts
index 744bb3935..1bf00bc6d 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/github-sso.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/github-sso.guard.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { CanActivate, ExecutionContext, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { AuthProvider, authProviderCheck, throwHTTPErr } from '../helper';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { AUTH_PROVIDER_NOT_SPECIFIED } from 'src/errors';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class GithubSSOGuard extends AuthGuard('github') implements CanActivate {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export class GithubSSOGuard extends AuthGuard('github') implements CanActivate {
     context: ExecutionContext,
   ): boolean | Promise<boolean> | Observable<boolean> {
     if (!authProviderCheck(AuthProvider.GITHUB))
-      throwHTTPErr({ message: 'GitHub auth is not enabled', statusCode: 404 });
+      throwHTTPErr({ message: AUTH_PROVIDER_NOT_SPECIFIED, statusCode: 404 });
 
     return super.canActivate(context);
   }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/google-sso.guard.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/google-sso.guard.ts
index 437c2785a..c1f2c3b78 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/google-sso.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/google-sso.guard.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { CanActivate, ExecutionContext, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { AuthProvider, authProviderCheck, throwHTTPErr } from '../helper';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { AUTH_PROVIDER_NOT_SPECIFIED } from 'src/errors';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class GoogleSSOGuard extends AuthGuard('google') implements CanActivate {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export class GoogleSSOGuard extends AuthGuard('google') implements CanActivate {
     context: ExecutionContext,
   ): boolean | Promise<boolean> | Observable<boolean> {
     if (!authProviderCheck(AuthProvider.GOOGLE))
-      throwHTTPErr({ message: 'Google auth is not enabled', statusCode: 404 });
+      throwHTTPErr({ message: AUTH_PROVIDER_NOT_SPECIFIED, statusCode: 404 });
 
     return super.canActivate(context);
   }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/microsoft-sso-.guard.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/microsoft-sso-.guard.ts
index 18e9691d4..c3a1db17b 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/microsoft-sso-.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/guards/microsoft-sso-.guard.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { CanActivate, ExecutionContext, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { AuthProvider, authProviderCheck, throwHTTPErr } from '../helper';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { AUTH_PROVIDER_NOT_SPECIFIED } from 'src/errors';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class MicrosoftSSOGuard
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export class MicrosoftSSOGuard
   ): boolean | Promise<boolean> | Observable<boolean> {
     if (!authProviderCheck(AuthProvider.MICROSOFT))
       throwHTTPErr({
-        message: 'Microsoft auth is not enabled',
+        message: AUTH_PROVIDER_NOT_SPECIFIED,
         statusCode: 404,
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
index 35cf55d62..3c87a045e 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/auth/helper.ts
@@ -117,9 +117,11 @@ export function authProviderCheck(provider: string) {
     throwErr(AUTH_PROVIDER_NOT_SPECIFIED);
   }
 
-  const envVariables = process.env.ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS.split(',').map(
-    (provider) => provider.trim().toUpperCase(),
-  );
+  const envVariables = process.env.ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS
+    ? process.env.ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS.split(',').map((provider) =>
+        provider.trim().toUpperCase(),
+      )
+    : [];
 
   if (!envVariables.includes(provider.toUpperCase())) return false;
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
index 5515e804b..e5b27af88 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,32 @@ import * as cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import { VersioningType } from '@nestjs/common';
 import * as session from 'express-session';
 import { emitGQLSchemaFile } from './gql-schema';
+import { AuthProvider } from './auth/helper';
 
-function checkRequiredEnvVars(requiredEnvVariables: string[]) {
-  for (const envVar of requiredEnvVariables) {
-    if (!process.env[envVar]) {
-      console.error(`Environment variable "${envVar}" is missing or not set.`);
-      process.exit(1); // Exit the application with a non-zero status code to indicate an error
+function checkEnvironmentAuthProvider() {
+  if (!process.env.hasOwnProperty('ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS')) {
+    console.log(`"ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS" is not present in .env file`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (process.env.ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS === '') {
+    console.log(`"ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS" is empty in .env file`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const givenAuthProviders = process.env.ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS.split(',').map(
+    (provider) => provider.toLocaleUpperCase(),
+  );
+  const supportedAuthProviders = Object.values(AuthProvider).map(
+    (provider: string) => provider.toLocaleUpperCase(),
+  );
+
+  for (const givenAuthProvider of givenAuthProviders) {
+    if (!supportedAuthProviders.includes(givenAuthProvider)) {
+      console.error(
+        `Environment variable "ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS" contains an unsupported auth provider "${givenAuthProvider}".`,
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -19,7 +39,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   console.log(`Running in production: ${process.env.PRODUCTION}`);
   console.log(`Port: ${process.env.PORT}`);
 
-  checkRequiredEnvVars(['ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS']);
+  checkEnvironmentAuthProvider();
 
   const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule);