diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Memory/Variable.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Memory/Variable.cs
index 47a33dd29..ea2bef21d 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Memory/Variable.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Memory/Variable.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ public class Variable : MemoryBlockReference
     
     public Variable(string name, object? value = null, string? id = null) : this(name, value)
     {
-        Value = value;
+        if (id != null)
+        {
+            Id = id;
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>