diff --git a/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/__tests__/amplify-service-manager.test.ts b/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/__tests__/amplify-service-manager.test.ts
index 9921a8053ae..eb0667098fb 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/__tests__/amplify-service-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/__tests__/amplify-service-manager.test.ts
@@ -65,4 +65,27 @@ describe('init', () => {
     };
     await expect(init(amplifyServiceParamsStub)).rejects.toMatchInlineSnapshot(`[ConfigurationError: Missing Region in Config]`);
   });
+
+  it('throws ProjectInitError if secret access key is invalid', async () => {
+    const amplifyClientStub = {
+      createApp: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
+        promise: jest.fn().mockRejectedValue({
+          code: 'InvalidSignatureException',
+        }),
+      }),
+    } as unknown as Amplify;
+    getConfiguredAmplifyClientMock.mockClear();
+    getConfiguredAmplifyClientMock.mockResolvedValue(amplifyClientStub);
+
+    const amplifyServiceParamsStub = {
+      context: {},
+      awsConfigInfo: {},
+      projectName: 'test-project',
+      envName: 'test',
+      stackName: 'test-stack-name',
+    };
+    await expect(init(amplifyServiceParamsStub)).rejects.toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `[ProjectInitError: The request signature we calculated does not match the signature you provided]`,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/amplify-service-manager.ts b/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/amplify-service-manager.ts
index 417af98d110..288368ee9d5 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/amplify-service-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-provider-awscloudformation/src/amplify-service-manager.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ export async function init(amplifyServiceParams) {
           resolution: 'https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/setting-credentials-node.html',
         });
       }
+      if (e.code === 'InvalidSignatureException') {
+        throw new AmplifyError(
+          'ProjectInitError',
+          {
+            message: 'The request signature we calculated does not match the signature you provided',
+            resolution: 'Check your AWS Secret Access Key',
+          },
+          e,
+        );
+      }
       // default fault
       throw new AmplifyFault(
         'ProjectInitFault',