diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts
index 3950e16ecfe..70e3f048c38 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ export function useCanvasOperations({ router }: { router: ReturnType<typeof useR
 
 		// Add nodes and connections
 		await addNodes(data.nodes, { keepPristine: true });
-		workflowsStore.setConnections(data.connections);
+		await addConnections(mapLegacyConnectionsToCanvasConnections(data.connections, data.nodes));
 	}
 
 	/**