diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/WorkflowPreview.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/WorkflowPreview.vue
index 106706262d..3b8c9d5c2f 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/WorkflowPreview.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/WorkflowPreview.vue
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ const loadExecution = () => {
 			iframeRef.value?.contentWindow?.postMessage?.(
 				JSON.stringify({
 					command: 'setActiveExecution',
-					execution: executionsStore.activeExecution,
+					executionId: executionsStore.activeExecution.id,
 				}),
 				'*',
 			);
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/__tests__/WorkflowPreview.test.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/__tests__/WorkflowPreview.test.ts
index c2505912a4..ad91cd3a24 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/__tests__/WorkflowPreview.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/__tests__/WorkflowPreview.test.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('WorkflowPreview', () => {
 			expect(postMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 				JSON.stringify({
 					command: 'setActiveExecution',
-					execution: { id: 'abc' },
+					executionId: 'abc',
 				}),
 				'*',
 			);
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
index 34c74bb1b2..fc56368401 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
@@ -4765,7 +4765,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 						});
 					}
 				} else if (json?.command === 'setActiveExecution') {
-					this.executionsStore.activeExecution = json.execution;
+					this.executionsStore.activeExecution = (await this.executionsStore.fetchExecution(
+						json.executionId,
+					)) as ExecutionSummary;
 				}
 			} catch (e) {}
 		},