diff --git a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/execution-lifecycle-hooks.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/execution-lifecycle-hooks.test.ts
index a65463d42a..f3b862478f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/execution-lifecycle-hooks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/execution-lifecycle-hooks.test.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe('Execution Lifecycle Hooks', () => {
 
 			const { hookFunctions } = hooks;
 			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteBefore).toHaveLength(2);
-			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(3);
+			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(2);
 			expect(hookFunctions.workflowExecuteBefore).toHaveLength(3);
 			expect(hookFunctions.workflowExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(5);
 			expect(hookFunctions.nodeFetchedData).toHaveLength(1);
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ describe('Execution Lifecycle Hooks', () => {
 				workflowData.settings = { saveExecutionProgress: true };
 				hooks = createHooks();
 
+				expect(hooks.hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(3);
+
 				await hooks.executeHookFunctions('nodeExecuteAfter', [
 					nodeName,
 					taskData,
@@ -258,6 +260,8 @@ describe('Execution Lifecycle Hooks', () => {
 				workflowData.settings = { saveExecutionProgress: false };
 				hooks = createHooks();
 
+				expect(hooks.hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(3);
+
 				await hooks.executeHookFunctions('nodeExecuteAfter', [
 					nodeName,
 					taskData,
@@ -622,7 +626,7 @@ describe('Execution Lifecycle Hooks', () => {
 
 			const { hookFunctions } = hooks;
 			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteBefore).toHaveLength(2);
-			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(3);
+			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(2);
 			expect(hookFunctions.workflowExecuteBefore).toHaveLength(2);
 			expect(hookFunctions.workflowExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(4);
 			expect(hookFunctions.nodeFetchedData).toHaveLength(1);
@@ -719,7 +723,7 @@ describe('Execution Lifecycle Hooks', () => {
 
 			const { hookFunctions } = hooks;
 			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteBefore).toHaveLength(1);
-			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(2);
+			expect(hookFunctions.nodeExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(1);
 			expect(hookFunctions.workflowExecuteBefore).toHaveLength(2);
 			expect(hookFunctions.workflowExecuteAfter).toHaveLength(4);
 			expect(hookFunctions.nodeFetchedData).toHaveLength(1);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/save-execution-progress.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/save-execution-progress.test.ts
index 75d52f3ac4..78887a4433 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/save-execution-progress.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/__tests__/save-execution-progress.test.ts
@@ -25,20 +25,12 @@ const commonArgs: [string, string, string, ITaskData, IRunExecutionData, string]
 	'some-session-id',
 ];
 
-const commonSettings = { error: true, success: true, manual: true };
-
-test('should ignore if save settings say so', async () => {
-	await saveExecutionProgress({ ...commonSettings, progress: false }, ...commonArgs);
-
-	expect(executionRepository.updateExistingExecution).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-});
-
 test('should ignore on leftover async call', async () => {
 	executionRepository.findSingleExecution.mockResolvedValue({
 		finished: true,
 	} as IExecutionResponse);
 
-	await saveExecutionProgress({ ...commonSettings, progress: true }, ...commonArgs);
+	await saveExecutionProgress(...commonArgs);
 
 	expect(executionRepository.updateExistingExecution).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
@@ -46,7 +38,7 @@ test('should ignore on leftover async call', async () => {
 test('should update execution when saving progress is enabled', async () => {
 	executionRepository.findSingleExecution.mockResolvedValue({} as IExecutionResponse);
 
-	await saveExecutionProgress({ ...commonSettings, progress: true }, ...commonArgs);
+	await saveExecutionProgress(...commonArgs);
 
 	expect(executionRepository.updateExistingExecution).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some-execution-id', {
 		data: {
@@ -72,7 +64,7 @@ test('should report error on failure', async () => {
 		throw error;
 	});
 
-	await saveExecutionProgress({ ...commonSettings, progress: true }, ...commonArgs);
+	await saveExecutionProgress(...commonArgs);
 
 	expect(executionRepository.updateExistingExecution).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	expect(errorReporter.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/execution-lifecycle-hooks.ts b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/execution-lifecycle-hooks.ts
index 5350591fc6..012995e1f8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/execution-lifecycle-hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/execution-lifecycle-hooks.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ function hookFunctionsExternalHooks(): IWorkflowExecuteHooks {
 }
 
 function hookFunctionsSaveProgress(saveSettings: ExecutionSavingSettings): IWorkflowExecuteHooks {
+	if (!saveSettings.progress) return {};
 	return {
 		nodeExecuteAfter: [
 			async function (
@@ -222,7 +223,6 @@ function hookFunctionsSaveProgress(saveSettings: ExecutionSavingSettings): IWork
 				executionData: IRunExecutionData,
 			): Promise<void> {
 				await saveExecutionProgress(
-					saveSettings,
 					this.workflowData.id,
 					this.executionId,
 					nodeName,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts
index fe12cae262..eea94a5420 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ import type { IRunExecutionData, ITaskData } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 import { ExecutionRepository } from '@/databases/repositories/execution.repository';
 
-import { type ExecutionSavingSettings } from './to-save-settings';
-
 export async function saveExecutionProgress(
-	saveSettings: ExecutionSavingSettings,
 	workflowId: string,
 	executionId: string,
 	nodeName: string,
@@ -15,8 +12,6 @@ export async function saveExecutionProgress(
 	executionData: IRunExecutionData,
 	pushRef?: string,
 ) {
-	if (!saveSettings.progress) return;
-
 	const logger = Container.get(Logger);
 
 	try {