diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnect.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnect.svelte
index 2495c2c2c5..c31aa1db59 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnect.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/AppConnect.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	import IconedResourceType from './IconedResourceType.svelte'
 	import { OauthService, ResourceService, VariableService, type TokenResponse } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { page } from '$app/stores'
-	import { sendUserToast, truncateRev } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { emptyString, sendUserToast, truncateRev } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { createEventDispatcher } from 'svelte'
 	import Icon from 'svelte-awesome'
 	import Path from './Path.svelte'
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	let extra_params: [string, string][] = []
 
 	let path: string
+	let description = ''
 
 	let drawer: Drawer
 	let resource_type = ''
@@ -151,21 +152,27 @@
 					})
 				)
 			}
-			const description = `${manual ? 'Token' : 'OAuth token'} for ${resource_type}`
 
-			await VariableService.createVariable({
-				workspace: $workspaceStore!,
-				requestBody: {
-					path,
-					value: manual ? args[key] : value,
-					is_secret: true,
-					description,
-					is_oauth: !manual,
-					account: account
-				}
-			})
 			const resourceValue = args
-			resourceValue[key] = `$var:${path}`
+
+			if (!manual || containsSecret) {
+				await VariableService.createVariable({
+					workspace: $workspaceStore!,
+					requestBody: {
+						path,
+						value: manual ? args[key] : value,
+						is_secret: true,
+						description: emptyString(description)
+							? `${manual ? 'Token' : 'OAuth token'} for ${resource_type}`
+							: description,
+						is_oauth: !manual,
+						account: account
+					}
+				})
+				resourceValue[key] = `$var:${path}`
+			} else {
+			}
+
 			await ResourceService.createResource({
 				workspace: $workspaceStore!,
 				requestBody: {
@@ -196,13 +203,17 @@
 			resource_type == 'gcal' ||
 			resource_type == 'gdrive' ||
 			resource_type == 'gsheets')
+
+	$: containsSecret =
+		args && Object.keys(args).filter((x) => ['token', 'password', 'api_key'].includes(x)).length > 0
 	$: disabled =
 		(step == 1 && resource_type == '') ||
 		(step == 2 &&
 			value == '' &&
 			args['token'] == '' &&
 			args['password'] == '' &&
-			args['api_key'] == '') ||
+			args['api_key'] == '' &&
+			!containsSecret) ||
 		(step == 3 && pathError != '')
 </script>
 
@@ -319,6 +330,10 @@
 				initialPath={`u/${$userStore?.username ?? ''}/my_${resource_type}`}
 				kind="resource"
 			/>
+			<label>
+				<div class="mb-1 font-semibold text-gray-700">Description</div>
+				<input type="text" bind:value={description} /></label
+			>
 			{#if apiTokenApps[resource_type]}
 				<div class="mb-1 font-semibold text-gray-700 mt-6">Instructions</div>
 				<div class="pl-10">
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/resources.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/resources.svelte
index 33554cce6a..7975c95573 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/resources.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/resources.svelte
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 			}
 		})
 		resourceTypeDrawer.closeDrawer?.()
+		sendUserToast('Resource type created')
 		loadResourceTypes()
 	}