diff --git a/_docs/content/_index.md b/_docs/content/_index.md
index 8403946..bc166f6 100644
--- a/_docs/content/_index.md
+++ b/_docs/content/_index.md
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ steps:
         from_secret: secure_token
     settings:
       secrets:
-        - "id=raw_file_secret,src=file.txt"
+        - "id=raw_file_secret\\\\,src=file.txt"
+        - 'id=other_raw_file_secret\\,src=other_file.txt'
         - "id=SECRET_TOKEN"
 ```
 
diff --git a/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/config.go b/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/config.go
index 0b44da6..8cc5415 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/config.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/config.go
@@ -321,12 +321,12 @@ func settingsFlags(settings *plugin.Settings, category string) []cli.Flag {
 			Destination: &settings.Build.SBOM,
 			Category:    category,
 		},
-		&cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:        "secrets",
-			EnvVars:     []string{"PLUGIN_SECRETS"},
-			Usage:       "exposes secrets to the build",
-			Destination: &settings.Build.Secrets,
-			Category:    category,
+		&cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:     "secrets",
+			EnvVars:  []string{"PLUGIN_SECRETS"},
+			Usage:    "exposes secrets to the build",
+			Value:    &drone.StringSliceFlag{},
+			Category: category,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/main.go b/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/main.go
index a6a1a50..1240fcc 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-docker-buildx/main.go
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ func run(settings *plugin.Settings) cli.ActionFunc {
 
 		settings.Build.CacheFrom = cacheFrom.Get()
 
+		secrets, ok := ctx.Generic("secrets").(*drone.StringSliceFlag)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to read secrets input", ErrTypeAssertionFailed)
+		}
+
+		settings.Build.Secrets = secrets.Get()
+
 		plugin := plugin.New(
 			*settings,
 			urfave.PipelineFromContext(ctx),
diff --git a/plugin/docker.go b/plugin/docker.go
index cd44a2f..01db78d 100644
--- a/plugin/docker.go
+++ b/plugin/docker.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func commandBuild(build Build, dryrun bool) *execabs.Cmd {
 		args = append(args, "--sbom", build.SBOM)
 	}
 
-	for _, secret := range build.Secrets.Value() {
+	for _, secret := range build.Secrets {
 		args = append(args, "--secret", secret)
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugin/impl.go b/plugin/impl.go
index 6f3f371..6651bac 100644
--- a/plugin/impl.go
+++ b/plugin/impl.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type Build struct {
 	Labels       cli.StringSlice // Docker build labels
 	Provenance   string          // Docker build provenance attestation
 	SBOM         string          // Docker build sbom attestation
-	Secrets      cli.StringSlice // Docker build secrets
+	Secrets      []string        // Docker build secrets
 }
 
 // Settings for the Plugin.