diff --git a/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/designers/tree/elsa-designer-tree/elsa-designer-tree.tsx b/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/designers/tree/elsa-designer-tree/elsa-designer-tree.tsx
index fafcaf3ec..788b5a241 100644
--- a/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/designers/tree/elsa-designer-tree/elsa-designer-tree.tsx
+++ b/src/designer/elsa-workflows-studio/src/components/designers/tree/elsa-designer-tree/elsa-designer-tree.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class ElsaWorkflowDesigner {
 
   @Watch('model')
   handleModelChanged(newValue: WorkflowModel) {
-    this.workflowModel = newValue;
+    this.updateWorkflowModel(newValue);
   }
 
   @Watch('selectedActivityIds')