diff --git a/src/extensions/core/groupNode.ts b/src/extensions/core/groupNode.ts
index e8cd127ee..b5ef4934f 100644
--- a/src/extensions/core/groupNode.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/core/groupNode.ts
@@ -1277,45 +1277,6 @@ export class GroupNodeHandler {
       // @ts-expect-error fixme ts strict error
       (_, id) => id
     )
-    /*
-    // Handle progress_state events for multiple executing nodes
-    const progress_state = handleEvent.call(
-      this,
-      'progress_state',
-      (d) => {
-        // Check if any of our inner nodes are in this progress state update
-        for (const nodeId in d.nodes) {
-          const innerNodeIndex = this.innerNodes?.findIndex((n) => n.id == nodeId);
-          if (innerNodeIndex > -1) return nodeId;
-        }
-        return null;
-      },
-      (d, id, node) => {
-        // Create a new progress_state event with just our group node
-        const newProgressState = { ...d };
-        newProgressState.nodes = { [id]: { 
-          node: id, 
-          state: 'running',
-          value: 0,
-          max: 1,
-          prompt_id: d.prompt_id 
-        }};
-        
-        // If we have a specific running internal node, update its state
-        if (node.runningInternalNodeId !== null) {
-          const innerNodeId = this.innerNodes[node.runningInternalNodeId].id;
-          if (d.nodes[innerNodeId]) {
-            newProgressState.nodes[id] = {
-              ...d.nodes[innerNodeId],
-              node: id
-            };
-          }
-        }
-        
-        return newProgressState;
-      }
-    );
-    */
 
     const executed = handleEvent.call(
       this,
diff --git a/src/stores/executionStore.ts b/src/stores/executionStore.ts
index e8d03502c..341bbae67 100644
--- a/src/stores/executionStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/executionStore.ts
@@ -90,17 +90,13 @@ export const useExecutionStore = defineStore('execution', () => {
       return mergedState
     } else if (newState.state === 'running') {
       const newPerc = newState.max > 0 ? newState.value / newState.max : 0.0
-      if (mergedState.state === 'running') {
-        const oldPerc =
-          mergedState.max > 0 ? mergedState.value / mergedState.max : 0.0
-        if (oldPerc === 0.0) {
-          mergedState.value = newState.value
-          mergedState.max = newState.max
-        } else if (newPerc < oldPerc) {
-          mergedState.value = newState.value
-          mergedState.max = newState.max
-        }
-      } else {
+      const oldPerc =
+        mergedState.max > 0 ? mergedState.value / mergedState.max : 0.0
+      if (
+        mergedState.state !== 'running' ||
+        oldPerc === 0.0 ||
+        newPerc < oldPerc
+      ) {
         mergedState.value = newState.value
         mergedState.max = newState.max
       }
@@ -117,7 +113,6 @@ export const useExecutionStore = defineStore('execution', () => {
 
     const states = nodeProgressStates.value // Apparently doing this inside `Object.entries` causes issues
     for (const [_, state] of Object.entries(states)) {
-      // Convert the node ID to a NodeLocatorId
       const parts = String(state.display_node_id).split(':')
       for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
         const executionId = parts.slice(0, i + 1).join(':')
@@ -141,7 +136,7 @@ export const useExecutionStore = defineStore('execution', () => {
       .map(([nodeId, _]) => nodeId)
   })
 
-  // For backward compatibility - stores the primary executing node ID
+  // @deprecated For backward compatibility - stores the primary executing node ID
   const executingNodeId = computed<NodeId | null>(() => {
     return executingNodeIds.value.length > 0 ? executingNodeIds.value[0] : null
   })
diff --git a/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts b/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts
index 97b2b47e3..a4edafd97 100644
--- a/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts
+++ b/src/types/nodeIdentification.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type { NodeId } from '@/schemas/comfyWorkflowSchema'
  * Unlike hierarchical IDs which change based on the instance path,
  * NodeLocatorId remains the same for all instances of a particular node.
  */
-export type NodeLocatorId = string & { __brand: 'NodeLocatorId' }
+export type NodeLocatorId = string
 
 /**
  * A hierarchical identifier representing a node's position in nested subgraphs.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export type NodeLocatorId = string & { __brand: 'NodeLocatorId' }
  * Format: Colon-separated path of node IDs
  * Example: "123:456:789" (node 789 in subgraph 456 in subgraph 123)
  */
-export type HierarchicalNodeId = string & { __brand: 'HierarchicalNodeId' }
+export type HierarchicalNodeId = string
 
 /**
  * Type guard to check if a value is a NodeLocatorId