Fix workflow broken after node replace inside a container (baserow#5308)

Author: jrmi

backend/src/baserow/contrib/automation/nodes/models.py

@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ def get_parent_nodes(self):
         the current node instance.
         """
 
+        previous_positions = self.workflow.get_graph().get_previous_positions(self)
+        if previous_positions is None:
+            return []
+
         return [
-            position[0]
-            for position in self.workflow.get_graph().get_previous_positions(self)
-            if position[1] == "child"
+            position[0] for position in previous_positions if position[1] == "child"
         ]
 
     def get_next_nodes(

backend/src/baserow/contrib/automation/nodes/service.py

@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ def replace_node(
             workflow.simulate_until_node = None
             workflow.save(update_fields=["simulate_until_node"])
 
+        cache_key = WORKFLOW_DIRTY_CACHE_KEY.format(workflow.id)
+        global_cache.update(cache_key, lambda _: True)
+
         automation_node_deleted.send(
             self,
             workflow=workflow,

changelog/entries/unreleased/bug/fix_broken_workflow_after_node_replacement.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "type": "bug",
+    "message": "Fix broken workflow after node replacement",
+    "issue_origin": "github",
+    "issue_number": null,
+    "domain": "automation",
+    "bullet_points": [],
+    "created_at": "2026-05-05"
+}

web-frontend/modules/automation/pages/automationWorkflow.vue

@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ const { data: pageData, error } = await useAsyncData(
         workflowId: workflowId.value,
       })
 
-      await $store.dispatch('automationHistory/fetchWorkflowHistory', {
-        workflowId: workflowId.value,
-      })
-
       await $store.dispatch('automationWorkflowNode/fetch', {
         workflow,
       })