diff --git a/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/settings/page.tsx b/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/settings/page.tsx
index 46acabd..93afc43 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/settings/page.tsx
@@ -759,11 +759,6 @@ function WorkflowSettingsContent({
         return () => observer.disconnect();
     }, []);
 
-    // Sections are gated on configurations being present in the store.
-    // After mount, initializeWorkflow runs in a useEffect — the first render
-    // may still have stale store data, but the next tick corrects it.
-    const dataReady = !!workflowConfigurations;
-
     return (
         <div className="min-h-screen">
             {/* Sticky header */}
@@ -785,7 +780,7 @@ function WorkflowSettingsContent({
             <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-5xl gap-8 px-6 py-8">
                 {/* Sections */}
                 <div className="min-w-0 flex-1 space-y-8">
-                    {dataReady && (
+                    {workflowConfigurations && (
                         <>
                             {/* General */}
                             <GeneralSection
diff --git a/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/stores/workflowStore.ts b/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/stores/workflowStore.ts
index c51ae99..a44ff0e 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/stores/workflowStore.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/workflow/[workflowId]/stores/workflowStore.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = create<WorkflowStore>((set, get) => ({
   isAddNodePanelOpen: false,
   workflowValidationErrors: [],
   templateContextVariables: {},
-  workflowConfigurations: DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_CONFIGURATIONS,
+  workflowConfigurations: null,
   dictionary: '',
   rfInstance: null,
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ export const useWorkflowStore = create<WorkflowStore>((set, get) => ({
       isAddNodePanelOpen: false,
       workflowValidationErrors: [],
       templateContextVariables: {},
-      workflowConfigurations: DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_CONFIGURATIONS,
+      workflowConfigurations: null,
       dictionary: '',
       rfInstance: null,
     });