diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6c4a2c..b2c4cd9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ dist/
 rectes.egg-info/
 build/
 conf/rectes.toml
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/src/rectes/main.py b/src/rectes/main.py
index 6f8d0fb..26d66b8 100644
--- a/src/rectes/main.py
+++ b/src/rectes/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException
 
 from rectes.models import Secret, SecretSaveResult
 from rectes.redis_db import redis
@@ -18,8 +19,18 @@ async def set_secret(data: Secret):
     }
 
 
-@app.get("/secret/{secret_key}", response_model=Secret)
+@app.get(
+    "/secret/{secret_key}",
+    response_model=Secret,
+    responses={404: {"description": "The item was not found"}},
+)
 async def get_secret(secret_key):
+    data = await redis.get(secret_key)
+
+    if data is None:
+        raise HTTPException(404)
+
+    await redis.delete(secret_key)
     return {
-        "data": await redis.get(secret_key),
+        "data": data,
     }