diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/copilot/hooks/use-copilot-initialization.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/copilot/hooks/use-copilot-initialization.ts
index 809263a18..48a3ead80 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/copilot/hooks/use-copilot-initialization.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/copilot/hooks/use-copilot-initialization.ts
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ export function useCopilotInitialization(props: UseCopilotInitializationProps) {
     isSendingMessage,
   ])
 
-  /** Load auto-allowed tools once on mount */
+  /** Load auto-allowed tools once on mount - runs immediately, independent of workflow */
   const hasLoadedAutoAllowedToolsRef = useRef(false)
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (hasMountedRef.current && !hasLoadedAutoAllowedToolsRef.current) {
+    if (!hasLoadedAutoAllowedToolsRef.current) {
       hasLoadedAutoAllowedToolsRef.current = true
       loadAutoAllowedTools().catch((err) => {
         logger.warn('[Copilot] Failed to load auto-allowed tools', err)
diff --git a/apps/sim/stores/panel/copilot/store.ts b/apps/sim/stores/panel/copilot/store.ts
index cc9d90cca..fd7552e12 100644
--- a/apps/sim/stores/panel/copilot/store.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/stores/panel/copilot/store.ts
@@ -1481,7 +1481,10 @@ const sseHandlers: Record<string, SSEHandler> = {
       // Check if tool is auto-allowed - if so, execute even if it has an interrupt
       const { autoAllowedTools: classAutoAllowed } = get()
       const isClassAutoAllowed = name ? classAutoAllowed.includes(name) : false
-      if ((!hasInterrupt || isClassAutoAllowed) && (typeof inst?.execute === 'function' || typeof inst?.handleAccept === 'function')) {
+      if (
+        (!hasInterrupt || isClassAutoAllowed) &&
+        (typeof inst?.execute === 'function' || typeof inst?.handleAccept === 'function')
+      ) {
         if (isClassAutoAllowed && hasInterrupt) {
           logger.info('[toolCallsById] Auto-executing class tool with interrupt (auto-allowed)', {
             id,
@@ -2719,6 +2722,9 @@ export const useCopilotStore = create<CopilotStore>()(
       // Load sensitive credential IDs for masking before streaming starts
       await get().loadSensitiveCredentialIds()
 
+      // Ensure auto-allowed tools are loaded before tool calls arrive
+      await get().loadAutoAllowedTools()
+
       let newMessages: CopilotMessage[]
       if (revertState) {
         const currentMessages = get().messages
@@ -3782,10 +3788,7 @@ export const useCopilotStore = create<CopilotStore>()(
       const { id, name, params } = toolCall
 
       // Guard against double execution - skip if already executing or in terminal state
-      if (
-        toolCall.state === ClientToolCallState.executing ||
-        isTerminalState(toolCall.state)
-      ) {
+      if (toolCall.state === ClientToolCallState.executing || isTerminalState(toolCall.state)) {
         logger.info('[executeIntegrationTool] Skipping - already executing or terminal', {
           id,
           name,