diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index 0d620e70a..1da27e1ea 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -1359,6 +1359,10 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                } else {
+                    if (n.z) {
+                        n.z = workspaces[n.z] || activeWorkspace;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (!existingConfigNode || existingConfigNode._def.exclusive) { //} || !compareNodes(existingConfigNode,n,true) || existingConfigNode.z !== n.z) {