diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteWorkflow/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteWorkflow/GenericFunctions.ts
index b91d6ee4b5..077e4f5001 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteWorkflow/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteWorkflow/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { readFile as fsReadFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { NodeOperationError, jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import type { IWorkflowBase, IExecuteFunctions, IExecuteWorkflowInfo } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type { IExecuteFunctions, IExecuteWorkflowInfo } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 export async function getWorkflowInfo(this: IExecuteFunctions, source: string, itemIndex = 0) {
 	const workflowInfo: IExecuteWorkflowInfo = {};
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export async function getWorkflowInfo(this: IExecuteFunctions, source: string, i
 		workflowInfo.code = jsonParse(workflowJson);
 	} else if (source === 'parameter') {
 		// Read workflow from parameter
-		workflowInfo.code = this.getNodeParameter('workflowJson', itemIndex) as IWorkflowBase;
+		const workflowJson = this.getNodeParameter('workflowJson', itemIndex) as string;
+		workflowInfo.code = jsonParse(workflowJson);
 	} else if (source === 'url') {
 		// Read workflow from url
 		const workflowUrl = this.getNodeParameter('workflowUrl', itemIndex) as string;