diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/workflows/[id]/execute/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/workflows/[id]/execute/route.ts
index 55a8c79dc4..618608d04c 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/workflows/[id]/execute/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/workflows/[id]/execute/route.ts
@@ -264,24 +264,13 @@ async function executeWorkflow(workflow: any, requestId: string, input?: any): P
       {} as Record<string, Record<string, any>>
     )
 
-    // Get workflow variables
-    let workflowVariables = {}
-    if (workflow.variables) {
-      try {
-        // Parse workflow variables if they're stored as a string
-        if (typeof workflow.variables === 'string') {
-          workflowVariables = JSON.parse(workflow.variables)
-        } else {
-          // Otherwise use as is (already parsed JSON)
-          workflowVariables = workflow.variables
-        }
-        logger.debug(
-          `[${requestId}] Loaded ${Object.keys(workflowVariables).length} workflow variables for: ${workflowId}`
-        )
-      } catch (error) {
-        logger.error(`[${requestId}] Failed to parse workflow variables: ${workflowId}`, error)
-        // Continue execution even if variables can't be parsed
-      }
+    // Get workflow variables - they are stored as JSON objects in the database
+    const workflowVariables = (workflow.variables as Record<string, any>) || {}
+
+    if (Object.keys(workflowVariables).length > 0) {
+      logger.debug(
+        `[${requestId}] Loaded ${Object.keys(workflowVariables).length} workflow variables for: ${workflowId}`
+      )
     } else {
       logger.debug(`[${requestId}] No workflow variables found for: ${workflowId}`)
     }
diff --git a/apps/sim/executor/handlers/workflow/workflow-handler.ts b/apps/sim/executor/handlers/workflow/workflow-handler.ts
index bf9d83407c..a5b0ba61dd 100644
--- a/apps/sim/executor/handlers/workflow/workflow-handler.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/executor/handlers/workflow/workflow-handler.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class WorkflowBlockHandler implements BlockHandler {
         workflow: childWorkflow.serializedState,
         workflowInput: childWorkflowInput,
         envVarValues: context.environmentVariables,
+        workflowVariables: childWorkflow.variables || {},
       })
 
       const startTime = performance.now()
@@ -176,9 +177,20 @@ export class WorkflowBlockHandler implements BlockHandler {
         workflowState.parallels || {}
       )
 
+      const workflowVariables = (workflowData.variables as Record<string, any>) || {}
+
+      if (Object.keys(workflowVariables).length > 0) {
+        logger.info(
+          `Loaded ${Object.keys(workflowVariables).length} variables for child workflow: ${workflowId}`
+        )
+      } else {
+        logger.debug(`No workflow variables found for child workflow: ${workflowId}`)
+      }
+
       return {
         name: workflowData.name,
         serializedState: serializedWorkflow,
+        variables: workflowVariables,
       }
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error(`Error loading child workflow ${workflowId}:`, error)