diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/CanvasChat/CanvasChat.test.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/CanvasChat/CanvasChat.test.ts
index 47869583a4cf1..1172768acefd2 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/CanvasChat/CanvasChat.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/CanvasChat/CanvasChat.test.ts
@@ -230,28 +230,28 @@ describe('CanvasChat', () => {
 			// Verify workflow execution
 			expect(workflowsStore.runWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 				expect.objectContaining({
-					runData: {
-						'When chat message received': [
-							{
-								data: {
-									main: [
-										[
-											{
-												json: {
-													action: 'sendMessage',
-													chatInput: 'Hello AI!',
-													sessionId: expect.any(String),
-												},
+					runData: undefined,
+					triggerToStartFrom: {
+						name: 'When chat message received',
+						data: {
+							data: {
+								main: [
+									[
+										{
+											json: {
+												action: 'sendMessage',
+												chatInput: 'Hello AI!',
+												sessionId: expect.any(String),
 											},
-										],
+										},
 									],
-								},
-								executionStatus: 'success',
-								executionTime: 0,
-								source: [null],
-								startTime: expect.any(Number),
+								],
 							},
-						],
+							executionStatus: 'success',
+							executionTime: 0,
+							source: [null],
+							startTime: expect.any(Number),
+						},
 					},
 				}),
 			);
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.test.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.test.ts
index e6b8c586f52cd..5d3b1005903cd 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { useToast } from './useToast';
 import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
 import { useLocalStorage } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { ref } from 'vue';
-import { mock } from 'vitest-mock-extended';
+import { captor, mock } from 'vitest-mock-extended';
 
 vi.mock('@/stores/workflows.store', () => ({
 	useWorkflowsStore: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
@@ -409,27 +409,28 @@ describe('useRunWorkflow({ router })', () => {
 			const mockExecutionResponse = { executionId: '123' };
 			const mockRunData = { nodeName: [] };
 			const { runWorkflow } = useRunWorkflow({ router });
+			const dataCaptor = captor();
+			const workflow = mock<Workflow>({ name: 'Test Workflow' });
+			workflow.getParentNodes.mockReturnValue([]);
 
 			vi.mocked(useLocalStorage).mockReturnValueOnce(ref(0));
 			vi.mocked(rootStore).pushConnectionActive = true;
 			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).runWorkflow.mockResolvedValue(mockExecutionResponse);
 			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).nodesIssuesExist = false;
-			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getCurrentWorkflow.mockReturnValue({
-				name: 'Test Workflow',
-			} as Workflow);
-			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getWorkflowDataToSave.mockResolvedValue({
-				id: 'workflowId',
-				nodes: [],
-			} as unknown as IWorkflowData);
+			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getCurrentWorkflow.mockReturnValue(workflow);
+			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getWorkflowDataToSave.mockResolvedValue(
+				mock<IWorkflowData>({ id: 'workflowId', nodes: [] }),
+			);
 			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).getWorkflowRunData = mockRunData;
 
 			// ACT
-			const result = await runWorkflow({});
+			const result = await runWorkflow({ destinationNode: 'some node name' });
 
 			// ASSERT
 			expect(result).toEqual(mockExecutionResponse);
 			expect(workflowsStore.setWorkflowExecutionData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-			expect(vi.mocked(workflowsStore.setWorkflowExecutionData).mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
+			expect(workflowsStore.setWorkflowExecutionData).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dataCaptor);
+			expect(dataCaptor.value).toMatchObject({
 				data: { resultData: { runData: {} } },
 			});
 		});
@@ -439,29 +440,57 @@ describe('useRunWorkflow({ router })', () => {
 			const mockExecutionResponse = { executionId: '123' };
 			const mockRunData = { nodeName: [] };
 			const { runWorkflow } = useRunWorkflow({ router });
+			const dataCaptor = captor();
+			const workflow = mock<Workflow>({ name: 'Test Workflow' });
+			workflow.getParentNodes.mockReturnValue([]);
 
 			vi.mocked(useLocalStorage).mockReturnValueOnce(ref(1));
 			vi.mocked(rootStore).pushConnectionActive = true;
 			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).runWorkflow.mockResolvedValue(mockExecutionResponse);
 			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).nodesIssuesExist = false;
-			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getCurrentWorkflow.mockReturnValue({
-				name: 'Test Workflow',
-			} as Workflow);
-			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getWorkflowDataToSave.mockResolvedValue({
-				id: 'workflowId',
-				nodes: [],
-			} as unknown as IWorkflowData);
+			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getCurrentWorkflow.mockReturnValue(workflow);
+			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getWorkflowDataToSave.mockResolvedValue(
+				mock<IWorkflowData>({ id: 'workflowId', nodes: [] }),
+			);
 			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).getWorkflowRunData = mockRunData;
 
 			// ACT
-			const result = await runWorkflow({});
+			const result = await runWorkflow({ destinationNode: 'some node name' });
 
 			// ASSERT
 			expect(result).toEqual(mockExecutionResponse);
 			expect(workflowsStore.setWorkflowExecutionData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-			expect(vi.mocked(workflowsStore.setWorkflowExecutionData).mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
-				data: { resultData: { runData: mockRunData } },
-			});
+			expect(workflowsStore.setWorkflowExecutionData).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dataCaptor);
+			expect(dataCaptor.value).toMatchObject({ data: { resultData: { runData: mockRunData } } });
+		});
+
+		it("does not send run data if it's not a partial execution even if `PartialExecution.version` is set to 1", async () => {
+			// ARRANGE
+			const mockExecutionResponse = { executionId: '123' };
+			const mockRunData = { nodeName: [] };
+			const { runWorkflow } = useRunWorkflow({ router });
+			const dataCaptor = captor();
+			const workflow = mock<Workflow>({ name: 'Test Workflow' });
+			workflow.getParentNodes.mockReturnValue([]);
+
+			vi.mocked(useLocalStorage).mockReturnValueOnce(ref(1));
+			vi.mocked(rootStore).pushConnectionActive = true;
+			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).runWorkflow.mockResolvedValue(mockExecutionResponse);
+			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).nodesIssuesExist = false;
+			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getCurrentWorkflow.mockReturnValue(workflow);
+			vi.mocked(workflowHelpers).getWorkflowDataToSave.mockResolvedValue(
+				mock<IWorkflowData>({ id: 'workflowId', nodes: [] }),
+			);
+			vi.mocked(workflowsStore).getWorkflowRunData = mockRunData;
+
+			// ACT
+			const result = await runWorkflow({});
+
+			// ASSERT
+			expect(result).toEqual(mockExecutionResponse);
+			expect(workflowsStore.runWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+			expect(workflowsStore.runWorkflow).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dataCaptor);
+			expect(dataCaptor.value).toHaveProperty('runData', undefined);
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.ts
index a5489af869278..baa1c7e01a08d 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useRunWorkflow.ts
@@ -259,14 +259,23 @@ export function useRunWorkflow(useRunWorkflowOpts: { router: ReturnType<typeof u
 			// 0 is the old flow
 			// 1 is the new flow
 			const partialExecutionVersion = useLocalStorage('PartialExecution.version', -1);
+			// partial executions must have a destination node
+			const isPartialExecution = options.destinationNode !== undefined;
 			const startRunData: IStartRunData = {
 				workflowData,
-				// With the new partial execution version the backend decides what run
-				// data to use and what to ignore.
-				runData: partialExecutionVersion.value === 1 ? (runData ?? undefined) : newRunData,
+				runData: !isPartialExecution
+					? // if it's a full execution we don't want to send any run data
+						undefined
+					: partialExecutionVersion.value === 1
+						? // With the new partial execution version the backend decides
+							//what run data to use and what to ignore.
+							(runData ?? undefined)
+						: // for v0 we send the run data the FE constructed
+							newRunData,
 				startNodes,
 				triggerToStartFrom,
 			};
+
 			if ('destinationNode' in options) {
 				startRunData.destinationNode = options.destinationNode;
 			}