diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 021002e7..ae9b86c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) and [Keep a Ch
 - adding support for module-type spec on init of new module `seedfarmer init module -mt cdkv2`
 
 ### Fixes
+- skip destroy of managed-project-policy if it has roles attached
 
 
 ## v2.10.4 (2023-10-23)
diff --git a/seedfarmer/commands/_stack_commands.py b/seedfarmer/commands/_stack_commands.py
index 0c77f8e5..04cc2590 100644
--- a/seedfarmer/commands/_stack_commands.py
+++ b/seedfarmer/commands/_stack_commands.py
@@ -99,10 +99,17 @@ def destroy_managed_policy_stack(account_id: str, region: str) -> None:
     """
     # Determine if managed policy stack already deployed
     session = SessionManager().get_or_create().get_deployment_session(account_id=account_id, region_name=region)
-    project_managed_policy_stack_exists, _ = services.cfn.does_stack_exist(
+    project_managed_policy_stack_exists, stack_outputs = services.cfn.does_stack_exist(
         stack_name=info.PROJECT_MANAGED_POLICY_CFN_NAME, session=session
     )
+    _logger.debug("project_managed_policy_output is : %s", stack_outputs)
+    has_roles_attached = False
     if project_managed_policy_stack_exists:
+        project_managed_policy_arn = stack_outputs.get("ProjectPolicyARN")
+        policy = iam.get_policy_info(policy_arn=project_managed_policy_arn, session=session)
+        has_roles_attached = True if policy and policy["Policy"]["AttachmentCount"] > 0 else False
+
+    if project_managed_policy_stack_exists and not has_roles_attached:
         _logger.info(
             "Destroying Stack %s in Account/Region: %s/%s", info.PROJECT_MANAGED_POLICY_CFN_NAME, account_id, region
         )
@@ -117,6 +124,13 @@ def destroy_managed_policy_stack(account_id: str, region: str) -> None:
             _logger.info(
                 f"Failed to delete project stack {info.PROJECT_MANAGED_POLICY_CFN_NAME}, ignoring and moving on"
             )
+    else:
+        _logger.info(
+            "Stack %s in Account/Region: %s/%s is either not deployed or has roles attached",
+            info.PROJECT_MANAGED_POLICY_CFN_NAME,
+            account_id,
+            region,
+        )
 
 
 def destroy_module_stack(
diff --git a/seedfarmer/services/_iam.py b/seedfarmer/services/_iam.py
index c4479df4..39067cba 100644
--- a/seedfarmer/services/_iam.py
+++ b/seedfarmer/services/_iam.py
@@ -121,3 +121,14 @@ def detach_inline_policy_from_role(role_name: str, policy_name: str, session: Op
         iam_resource.RolePolicy(role_name, policy_name).delete()
     except Exception as e:
         raise e
+
+
+def get_policy_info(policy_arn: str, session: Optional[Session] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    iam_client = boto3_client("iam", session=session)
+    try:
+        return iam_client.get_policy(PolicyArn=policy_arn)
+    except iam_client.exceptions.NoSuchEntityException as ne:
+        _logger.info("Policy does not exist: %s ", policy_arn)
+        return {}
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise e