diff --git a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_artifacts/_artifact_utilities.py b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_artifacts/_artifact_utilities.py
index c225a73e0d86..ace295665442 100644
--- a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_artifacts/_artifact_utilities.py
+++ b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_artifacts/_artifact_utilities.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 from azure.ai.ml.constants._common import SHORT_URI_FORMAT, STORAGE_ACCOUNT_URLS
 from azure.ai.ml.entities import Environment
 from azure.ai.ml.entities._assets._artifacts.artifact import Artifact, ArtifactStorageInfo
+from azure.ai.ml.entities._credentials import NoneCredentialConfiguration
 from azure.ai.ml.entities._datastore._constants import WORKSPACE_BLOB_STORE
 from azure.ai.ml.exceptions import ErrorTarget, MlException, ValidationException
 from azure.ai.ml.operations._datastore_operations import DatastoreOperations
@@ -105,11 +106,16 @@ def get_datastore_info(
         datastore.account_name, storage_endpoint
     )
 
-    try:
-        credential = operations._list_secrets(name=name, expirable_secret=True)
-        datastore_info["credential"] = credential.sas_token
-    except HttpResponseError:
+    # Check if datastore uses identity-based authentication (no stored credentials)
+    # to avoid unnecessary exception that gets captured by tracing
+    if isinstance(datastore.credentials, NoneCredentialConfiguration):
         datastore_info["credential"] = operations._credential
+    else:
+        try:
+            credential = operations._list_secrets(name=name, expirable_secret=True)
+            datastore_info["credential"] = credential.sas_token
+        except HttpResponseError:
+            datastore_info["credential"] = operations._credential
 
     if datastore.type == DatastoreType.AZURE_BLOB:
         datastore_info["container_name"] = str(datastore.container_name)
diff --git a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/tests/internal_utils/unittests/test_artifact_utilities.py b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/tests/internal_utils/unittests/test_artifact_utilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b7688c1236a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/tests/internal_utils/unittests/test_artifact_utilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from azure.ai.ml._artifacts._artifact_utilities import get_datastore_info
+from azure.ai.ml._restclient.v2022_10_01.models import DatastoreType
+from azure.ai.ml.entities._credentials import (
+    AccountKeyConfiguration,
+    NoneCredentialConfiguration,
+    SasTokenConfiguration,
+)
+from azure.ai.ml.entities._datastore.azure_storage import AzureBlobDatastore
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unittest
+class TestArtifactUtilities:
+    """Tests for artifact utilities functions."""
+
+    def test_get_datastore_info_with_identity_based_credentials(self):
+        """Test that get_datastore_info doesn't call _list_secrets for identity-based datastores."""
+        # Create a mock datastore with NoneCredentialConfiguration (identity-based)
+        mock_datastore = Mock(spec=AzureBlobDatastore)
+        mock_datastore.type = DatastoreType.AZURE_BLOB
+        mock_datastore.account_name = "testaccount"
+        mock_datastore.container_name = "testcontainer"
+        mock_datastore.credentials = NoneCredentialConfiguration()
+
+        # Create a mock DatastoreOperations
+        mock_operations = Mock()
+        mock_operations.get.return_value = mock_datastore
+        mock_operations._credential = Mock()
+
+        # Call get_datastore_info
+        with patch("azure.ai.ml._artifacts._artifact_utilities._get_storage_endpoint_from_metadata") as mock_endpoint:
+            mock_endpoint.return_value = "core.windows.net"
+            result = get_datastore_info(mock_operations, "test-datastore")
+
+        # Verify that _list_secrets was NOT called for identity-based datastore
+        mock_operations._list_secrets.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Verify that the credential from operations was used
+        assert result["credential"] == mock_operations._credential
+        assert result["storage_type"] == DatastoreType.AZURE_BLOB
+        assert result["storage_account"] == "testaccount"
+        assert result["container_name"] == "testcontainer"
+
+    def test_get_datastore_info_with_sas_token_credentials(self):
+        """Test that get_datastore_info calls _list_secrets for SAS token datastores."""
+        # Create a mock datastore with SasTokenConfiguration
+        mock_datastore = Mock(spec=AzureBlobDatastore)
+        mock_datastore.type = DatastoreType.AZURE_BLOB
+        mock_datastore.account_name = "testaccount"
+        mock_datastore.container_name = "testcontainer"
+        mock_datastore.credentials = SasTokenConfiguration(sas_token="test-sas-token")
+
+        # Create a mock DatastoreOperations
+        mock_operations = Mock()
+        mock_operations.get.return_value = mock_datastore
+        mock_operations._credential = Mock()
+
+        # Mock _list_secrets to return a SAS token
+        mock_secrets = Mock()
+        mock_secrets.sas_token = "generated-sas-token"
+        mock_operations._list_secrets.return_value = mock_secrets
+
+        # Call get_datastore_info
+        with patch("azure.ai.ml._artifacts._artifact_utilities._get_storage_endpoint_from_metadata") as mock_endpoint:
+            mock_endpoint.return_value = "core.windows.net"
+            result = get_datastore_info(mock_operations, "test-datastore")
+
+        # Verify that _list_secrets WAS called for SAS token datastore
+        mock_operations._list_secrets.assert_called_once_with(name="test-datastore", expirable_secret=True)
+
+        # Verify that the SAS token from _list_secrets was used
+        assert result["credential"] == "generated-sas-token"
+        assert result["storage_type"] == DatastoreType.AZURE_BLOB
+        assert result["storage_account"] == "testaccount"
+        assert result["container_name"] == "testcontainer"
+
+    def test_get_datastore_info_with_account_key_credentials(self):
+        """Test that get_datastore_info calls _list_secrets for account key datastores."""
+        # Create a mock datastore with AccountKeyConfiguration
+        mock_datastore = Mock(spec=AzureBlobDatastore)
+        mock_datastore.type = DatastoreType.AZURE_BLOB
+        mock_datastore.account_name = "testaccount"
+        mock_datastore.container_name = "testcontainer"
+        mock_datastore.credentials = AccountKeyConfiguration(account_key="test-key")
+
+        # Create a mock DatastoreOperations
+        mock_operations = Mock()
+        mock_operations.get.return_value = mock_datastore
+        mock_operations._credential = Mock()
+
+        # Mock _list_secrets to return a SAS token
+        mock_secrets = Mock()
+        mock_secrets.sas_token = "generated-sas-token-from-key"
+        mock_operations._list_secrets.return_value = mock_secrets
+
+        # Call get_datastore_info
+        with patch("azure.ai.ml._artifacts._artifact_utilities._get_storage_endpoint_from_metadata") as mock_endpoint:
+            mock_endpoint.return_value = "core.windows.net"
+            result = get_datastore_info(mock_operations, "test-datastore")
+
+        # Verify that _list_secrets WAS called for account key datastore
+        mock_operations._list_secrets.assert_called_once_with(name="test-datastore", expirable_secret=True)
+
+        # Verify that the SAS token from _list_secrets was used
+        assert result["credential"] == "generated-sas-token-from-key"
+        assert result["storage_type"] == DatastoreType.AZURE_BLOB
+        assert result["storage_account"] == "testaccount"
+        assert result["container_name"] == "testcontainer"