diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
index fa25a26d0..6b7f659b9 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ async function evaluateEnvProperties(flow, env, credentials) {
                     resolve()
                 });
             }))
+        } else if (type === "conf-type" && /^\${[^}]+}$/.test(value)) {
+            // Get the config node from the parent subflow
+            const name = value.substring(2, value.length - 1);
+            value = flow.getSetting(name);
         } else {
             try {
                 value = redUtil.evaluateNodeProperty(value, type, {_flow: flow}, null, null);