diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useMessage.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useMessage.ts
index ba58f851b..20847dffd 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useMessage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { ElMessageBoxOptions } from 'element-plus';
 import { ElMessageBox as MessageBox } from 'element-plus';
 
+export type MessageBoxConfirmResult = 'confirm' | 'cancel';
+
 export function useMessage() {
 	const handleCancelOrClose = (e: unknown) => {
 		if (e instanceof Error) throw e;
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ export function useMessage() {
 		message: string,
 		configOrTitle?: string | ElMessageBoxOptions,
 		config?: ElMessageBoxOptions,
-	) {
+	): Promise<MessageBoxConfirmResult> {
 		const resolvedConfig = {
 			...(config || (typeof configOrTitle === 'object' ? configOrTitle : {})),
 			cancelButtonClass: 'btn--cancel',
@@ -39,9 +41,13 @@ export function useMessage() {
 		};
 
 		if (typeof configOrTitle === 'string') {
-			return MessageBox.confirm(message, configOrTitle, resolvedConfig).catch(handleCancelOrClose);
+			return MessageBox.confirm(message, configOrTitle, resolvedConfig).catch(
+				handleCancelOrClose,
+			) as unknown as Promise<MessageBoxConfirmResult>;
 		}
-		return MessageBox.confirm(message, resolvedConfig).catch(handleCancelOrClose);
+		return MessageBox.confirm(message, resolvedConfig).catch(
+			handleCancelOrClose,
+		) as unknown as Promise<MessageBoxConfirmResult>;
 	}
 
 	async function prompt(
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/VariablesView.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/VariablesView.vue
index d68129916..f24c4fb05 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/VariablesView.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/VariablesView.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { useI18n, useTelemetry, useToast, useMessage } from '@/composables';
 import ResourcesListLayout from '@/components/layouts/ResourcesListLayout.vue';
 import VariablesRow from '@/components/VariablesRow.vue';
 
-import { EnterpriseEditionFeature } from '@/constants';
+import { EnterpriseEditionFeature, MODAL_CONFIRM } from '@/constants';
 import type {
 	DatatableColumn,
 	EnvironmentVariable,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function cancelEditing(data: EnvironmentVariable | TemporaryEnvironmentVariable)
 
 async function deleteVariable(data: EnvironmentVariable) {
 	try {
-		await message.confirm(
+		const confirmed = await message.confirm(
 			i18n.baseText('variables.modals.deleteConfirm.message', { interpolate: { name: data.key } }),
 			i18n.baseText('variables.modals.deleteConfirm.title'),
 			{
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ async function deleteVariable(data: EnvironmentVariable) {
 				cancelButtonText: i18n.baseText('variables.modals.deleteConfirm.cancelButton'),
 			},
 		);
-	} catch (e) {
-		return;
-	}
 
-	try {
+		if (confirmed !== MODAL_CONFIRM) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		await environmentsStore.deleteVariable(data);
 		allVariables.value = allVariables.value.filter((variable) => variable.id !== data.id);
 	} catch (error) {