diff --git a/src/java/azkaban/execapp/FlowRunner.java b/src/java/azkaban/execapp/FlowRunner.java
index cab5f58..f5f07f4 100644
--- a/src/java/azkaban/execapp/FlowRunner.java
+++ b/src/java/azkaban/execapp/FlowRunner.java
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ public class FlowRunner extends EventHandler implements Runnable {
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
private void prepareJobProperties(ExecutableNode node) throws IOException {
+ if (node instanceof ExecutableFlow) {
+ return;
+ }
+
Props props = null;
// The following is the hiearchical ordering of dependency resolution
// 1. Parent Flow Properties
