diff --git a/internal/kubernetes/operator/config_exporter.go b/internal/kubernetes/operator/config_exporter.go
index f4a8a22858..9611723a3c 100644
--- a/internal/kubernetes/operator/config_exporter.go
+++ b/internal/kubernetes/operator/config_exporter.go
@@ -417,9 +417,12 @@ func (e *ConfigExporter) exportAtlasFederatedAuth(projectName string) ([]runtime
 	// Gets the FederationAuthSetting
 	federatedAuthentificationSetting, err := e.dataProvider.FederationSetting(&admin.GetFederationSettingsApiParams{OrgId: e.orgID})
 	if err != nil {
+		if admin.IsErrorCode(err, "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve federation settings: %w", err)
 	}
-	// Does not have an IdenityProvider set then no need to generate
+	// Does not have an IdentityProvider set then no need to generate
 	if !federatedAuthentificationSetting.HasIdentityProviderStatus() || federatedAuthentificationSetting.GetIdentityProviderStatus() == InactiveStatus {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/atlas/kubernetes_config_generate_test.go b/test/e2e/atlas/kubernetes_config_generate_test.go
index 58c3678d10..d1452c20e8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/atlas/kubernetes_config_generate_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/atlas/kubernetes_config_generate_test.go
@@ -131,6 +131,26 @@ func InitialSetup(t *testing.T) KubernetesConfigGenerateProjectSuite {
 	return s
 }
 
+func TestExportWorksWithoutFedAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	s := InitialSetup(t)
+	cliPath := s.cliPath
+	generator := s.generator
+	cmd := exec.Command(cliPath,
+		"kubernetes",
+		"config",
+		"generate",
+		"--projectId",
+		generator.projectID)
+	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+	resp, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	t.Log(string(resp))
+	require.NoError(t, err, string(resp))
+	var objects []runtime.Object
+	objects, err = getK8SEntities(resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "should not fail on decode but got:\n"+string(resp))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, objects)
+}
+
 func TestFederatedAuthTest(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("PreRequisite Get the federation setting ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		s := InitialSetup(t)