diff --git a/pkg/manager/impl/testutils/mock_requests.go b/pkg/manager/impl/testutils/mock_requests.go
index fda9482e1..c0e765f3e 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/impl/testutils/mock_requests.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/impl/testutils/mock_requests.go
@@ -300,3 +300,7 @@ func GetWorkflowRequestInterfaceBytes() []byte {
 	bytes, _ := proto.Marshal(GetWorkflowRequest().Spec.Template.Interface)
 	return bytes
 }
+
+func GetWorkflowRequestInterface() *core.TypedInterface {
+	return GetWorkflowRequest().Spec.Template.Interface
+}
diff --git a/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow.go b/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow.go
index c45bdc501..ac0a7fbaf 100644
--- a/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow.go
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ func FromWorkflowModel(workflowModel models.Workflow) (admin.Workflow, error) {
 	}
 
 	var workflowInterface core.TypedInterface
-	if workflowModel.TypedInterface != nil && len(workflowModel.TypedInterface) > 0 {
+	if len(workflowModel.TypedInterface) > 0 {
 		err = proto.Unmarshal(workflowModel.TypedInterface, &workflowInterface)
 		if err != nil {
-			return admin.Workflow{}, errors.NewFlyteAdminErrorf(codes.Internal, fmt.Sprintf("failed to unmarshal workflow %v inputs", workflowModel.ID))
+			return admin.Workflow{}, errors.NewFlyteAdminErrorf(codes.Internal, fmt.Sprintf("failed to unmarshal workflow %v interface", workflowModel.ID))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow_test.go b/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow_test.go
index 916a01763..ac35b4735 100644
--- a/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow_test.go
+++ b/pkg/repositories/transformers/workflow_test.go
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ func TestFromWorkflowModels(t *testing.T) {
 		Version:      "version a",
 	}, workflowList[0].Id))
 
-	var workflowInterface0 core.TypedInterface
-	err = proto.Unmarshal(workflowModels[0].TypedInterface, &workflowInterface0)
+	workflowInterface := testutils.GetWorkflowRequestInterface()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.True(t, proto.Equal(&admin.WorkflowClosure{
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ func TestFromWorkflowModels(t *testing.T) {
 		CompiledWorkflow: &core.CompiledWorkflowClosure{
 			Primary: &core.CompiledWorkflow{
 				Template: &core.WorkflowTemplate{
-					Interface: &workflowInterface0,
+					Interface: workflowInterface,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -157,17 +156,12 @@ func TestFromWorkflowModels(t *testing.T) {
 		Version:      "version b",
 	}, workflowList[1].Id))
 
-	// Expected to be nil
-	var workflowInterface1 core.TypedInterface
-	err = proto.Unmarshal(workflowModels[1].TypedInterface, &workflowInterface1)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
 	assert.True(t, proto.Equal(&admin.WorkflowClosure{
 		CreatedAt: createdAtBProto,
 		CompiledWorkflow: &core.CompiledWorkflowClosure{
 			Primary: &core.CompiledWorkflow{
 				Template: &core.WorkflowTemplate{
-					Interface: &workflowInterface1,
+					Interface: &core.TypedInterface{},
 				},
 			},
 		},