diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index d66dc2a1..a66b351b 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@
         },
         "spiffworkflow": {
             "git": "https://github.com/sartography/SpiffWorkflow",
-            "ref": "747b0a9cafeb2900264dbc5235c01c2386c55bd1"
+            "ref": "5c9301a3f47bd3dbeae72ffefd9d25cfee35fd0e"
         },
         "sqlalchemy": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/crc/services/workflow_service.py b/crc/services/workflow_service.py
index c5eaeaf8..965235cf 100755
--- a/crc/services/workflow_service.py
+++ b/crc/services/workflow_service.py
@@ -172,10 +172,9 @@ class WorkflowService(object):
         """Raise an exception of the workflow is not enabled and can not be executed."""
         if study_id is not None:
             study_model = session.query(StudyModel).filter(StudyModel.id == study_id).first()
-            spec_model = session.query(WorkflowSpecModel).filter(WorkflowSpecModel.id == spec_id).first()
             status = StudyService._get_study_status(study_model)
-            if spec_model.id in status and status[spec_model.id]['status'] == 'disabled':
-                raise ApiError(code='disabled_workflow', message=f"This workflow is disabled. {status[spec_model.id]['message']}")
+            if spec_id in status and status[spec_id]['status'] == 'disabled':
+                raise ApiError(code='disabled_workflow', message=f"This workflow is disabled. {status[spec_id]['message']}")
 
     @staticmethod
     @timeit
@@ -191,6 +190,7 @@ class WorkflowService(object):
           """
 
         workflow_model = WorkflowService.make_test_workflow(spec_id, validate_study_id)
+        WorkflowService.raise_if_disabled(spec_id, validate_study_id)
         try:
             processor = WorkflowProcessor(workflow_model, validate_only=True)
             count = 0
diff --git a/tests/workflow/test_workflow_spec_validation_api.py b/tests/workflow/test_workflow_spec_validation_api.py
index 36224d17..55b97758 100644
--- a/tests/workflow/test_workflow_spec_validation_api.py
+++ b/tests/workflow/test_workflow_spec_validation_api.py
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ class TestWorkflowSpecValidation(BaseTest):
     def test_invalid_script3(self):
         self.load_test_spec('empty_workflow', master_spec=True)
         self.create_reference_document()
+
+        workflow = self.create_workflow('delete_variables')
+        workflow_api = self.get_workflow_api(workflow)
+        task = workflow_api.next_task
+        workflow_api = self.complete_form(workflow, task, {})
+#        for item in ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'):
+#            self.assertIn(item, task.data)
+
         errors = self.validate_workflow("invalid_script3")
         self.assertEqual(1, len(errors))
         self.assertEqual("Invalid_Script_Task", errors[0]['task_id'])