diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 8050cb3a..90465cc6 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@
         "spiffworkflow": {
             "editable": true,
             "git": "https://github.com/sartography/SpiffWorkflow.git",
-            "ref": "f626ac6d4f035f3a65a058320efd8d33d1ec652a"
+            "ref": "bb83497f5128f6221113b090d8de84401b0f108f"
         },
         "sqlalchemy": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/crc/api/workflow.py b/crc/api/workflow.py
index 63cace60..de67c87f 100644
--- a/crc/api/workflow.py
+++ b/crc/api/workflow.py
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ def delete_workflow_specification(spec_id):
 
 def __get_workflow_api_model(processor: WorkflowProcessor):
     spiff_tasks = processor.get_all_user_tasks()
-    user_tasks = list(map(WorkflowService.spiff_task_to_api_task, spiff_tasks))
-
+    user_tasks = [WorkflowService.spiff_task_to_api_task(t, add_docs_and_forms=True) for t in spiff_tasks]
     workflow_api = WorkflowApi(
         id=processor.get_workflow_id(),
         status=processor.get_status(),
diff --git a/crc/services/workflow_processor.py b/crc/services/workflow_processor.py
index 7430c9db..ce85b43d 100644
--- a/crc/services/workflow_processor.py
+++ b/crc/services/workflow_processor.py
@@ -163,10 +163,14 @@ class WorkflowProcessor(object):
         Useful for running the master specification, which should not persist. """
         version = WorkflowProcessor.get_latest_version_string(spec_model.id)
         spec = WorkflowProcessor.get_spec(spec_model.id, version)
-        bpmn_workflow = BpmnWorkflow(spec, script_engine=WorkflowProcessor._script_engine)
-        bpmn_workflow.data[WorkflowProcessor.STUDY_ID_KEY] = study.id
-        bpmn_workflow.data[WorkflowProcessor.VALIDATION_PROCESS_KEY] = False
-        bpmn_workflow.do_engine_steps()
+        try:
+            bpmn_workflow = BpmnWorkflow(spec, script_engine=WorkflowProcessor._script_engine)
+            bpmn_workflow.data[WorkflowProcessor.STUDY_ID_KEY] = study.id
+            bpmn_workflow.data[WorkflowProcessor.VALIDATION_PROCESS_KEY] = False
+            bpmn_workflow.do_engine_steps()
+        except WorkflowException as we:
+            raise ApiError.from_task_spec("error_running_master_spec",  str(we), we.sender)
+
         if not bpmn_workflow.is_completed():
             raise ApiError("master_spec_not_automatic",
                            "The master spec should only contain fully automated tasks, it failed to complete.")