diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/colorPalette.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/colorPalette.spec.ts
index ce372ddfa..e0ec7bc85 100644
--- a/browser_tests/tests/colorPalette.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/colorPalette.spec.ts
@@ -232,11 +232,27 @@ test.describe('Node Color Adjustments', () => {
   }) => {
     await comfyPage.setSetting('Comfy.Node.Opacity', 0.5)
     await comfyPage.setSetting('Comfy.ColorPalette', 'light')
-    const saveWorkflowInterval = 1000
+    await comfyPage.nextFrame()
+    await comfyPage.page.waitForFunction(
+      () => {
+        const workflow = localStorage.getItem('workflow')
+        if (!workflow) return false
+        try {
+          const parsed = JSON.parse(workflow)
+          return parsed?.nodes && Array.isArray(parsed.nodes)
+        } catch {
+          return false
+        }
+      },
+      { timeout: 3000 }
+    )
     const workflow = await comfyPage.page.evaluate(() => {
       return localStorage.getItem('workflow')
     })
-    for (const node of JSON.parse(workflow ?? '{}').nodes) {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(workflow ?? '{}')
+    expect(parsed.nodes).toBeDefined()
+    expect(Array.isArray(parsed.nodes)).toBe(true)
+    for (const node of parsed.nodes) {
       if (node.bgcolor) expect(node.bgcolor).not.toMatch(/hsla/)
       if (node.color) expect(node.color).not.toMatch(/hsla/)
     }
diff --git a/src/platform/workflow/persistence/composables/useWorkflowPersistence.ts b/src/platform/workflow/persistence/composables/useWorkflowPersistence.ts
index 8f13efe2c..7f44290e0 100644
--- a/src/platform/workflow/persistence/composables/useWorkflowPersistence.ts
+++ b/src/platform/workflow/persistence/composables/useWorkflowPersistence.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { tryOnScopeDispose, useDebounceFn } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { tryOnScopeDispose } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function useWorkflowPersistence() {
 
   const lastSavedJsonByPath = ref<Record<string, string>>({})
 
-  const persistCurrentWorkflow = useDebounceFn(() => {
+  const persistCurrentWorkflow = () => {
     if (!workflowPersistenceEnabled.value) return
     const activeWorkflow = workflowStore.activeWorkflow
     if (!activeWorkflow) return
@@ -100,14 +100,13 @@ export function useWorkflowPersistence() {
       workflowDraftStore.removeDraft(activeWorkflow.path)
       return
     }
-  }, 1_000)
+  }
 
   const loadPreviousWorkflowFromStorage = async () => {
     const workflowName = getStorageValue('Comfy.PreviousWorkflow')
     const preferredPath = workflowName
       ? `${ComfyWorkflow.basePath}${workflowName}`
       : null
-
     return await workflowDraftStore.loadPersistedWorkflow({
       workflowName,
       preferredPath,
@@ -213,7 +212,16 @@ export function useWorkflowPersistence() {
       if (workflowStore.getWorkflowByPath(path)) return
       const draft = workflowDraftStore.getDraft(path)
       if (!draft?.isTemporary) return
-      workflowStore.createTemporary(draft.name)
+      try {
+        const workflowData = JSON.parse(draft.data)
+        workflowStore.createTemporary(draft.name, workflowData)
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn(
+          'Failed to parse workflow draft, creating with default',
+          err
+        )
+        workflowStore.createTemporary(draft.name)
+      }
     })
 
     workflowStore.openWorkflowsInBackground({