diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.test.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.test.ts
index 3a90f05ff7..bb301173c9 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { useHistoryStore } from '@/stores/history.store';
 import { useNDVStore } from '@/stores/ndv.store';
 import {
 	createTestNode,
+	createTestWorkflow,
 	createTestWorkflowObject,
 	mockNode,
 	mockNodeTypeDescription,
@@ -2033,6 +2034,22 @@ describe('useCanvasOperations', () => {
 			},
 		);
 	});
+
+	describe('initializeWorkspace', () => {
+		it('should initialize the workspace', () => {
+			const workflowsStore = mockedStore(useWorkflowsStore);
+			const workflow = createTestWorkflow({
+				nodes: [createTestNode()],
+				connections: {},
+			});
+
+			const { initializeWorkspace } = useCanvasOperations({ router });
+			initializeWorkspace(workflow);
+
+			expect(workflowsStore.setNodes).toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(workflowsStore.setConnections).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+	});
 });
 
 function buildImportNodes() {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts
index f39f4a0115..23ac54a1c6 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ export function useCanvasOperations({ router }: { router: ReturnType<typeof useR
 		nodeHelpers.credentialsUpdated.value = false;
 	}
 
-	async function initializeWorkspace(data: IWorkflowDb) {
+	function initializeWorkspace(data: IWorkflowDb) {
 		workflowHelpers.initState(data);
 
 		data.nodes.forEach((node) => {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue
index 5d8905be82..e17ec669f9 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue
@@ -379,11 +379,11 @@ async function initializeWorkspaceForExistingWorkflow(id: string) {
  * Workflow
  */
 
-async function openWorkflow(data: IWorkflowDb) {
+function openWorkflow(data: IWorkflowDb) {
 	resetWorkspace();
 	workflowHelpers.setDocumentTitle(data.name, 'IDLE');
 
-	await initializeWorkspace(data);
+	initializeWorkspace(data);
 
 	void externalHooks.run('workflow.open', {
 		workflowId: data.id,
@@ -815,7 +815,8 @@ async function importWorkflowExact({ workflow: workflowData }: { workflow: IWork
 	resetWorkspace();
 
 	await initializeData();
-	await initializeWorkspace({
+
+	initializeWorkspace({
 		...workflowData,
 		nodes: NodeViewUtils.getFixedNodesList<INodeUi>(workflowData.nodes),
 	} as IWorkflowDb);
@@ -1074,7 +1075,9 @@ async function openExecution(executionId: string) {
 	}
 
 	await initializeData();
-	await initializeWorkspace(data.workflowData);
+
+	initializeWorkspace(data.workflowData);
+
 	workflowsStore.setWorkflowExecutionData(data);
 
 	uiStore.stateIsDirty = false;
@@ -1254,7 +1257,7 @@ async function onSourceControlPull() {
 			const workflowData = await workflowsStore.fetchWorkflow(workflowId.value);
 			if (workflowData) {
 				workflowHelpers.setDocumentTitle(workflowData.name, 'IDLE');
-				await openWorkflow(workflowData);
+				openWorkflow(workflowData);
 			}
 		}
 	} catch (error) {