diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/chat/[identifier]/route.test.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/chat/[identifier]/route.test.ts
index a754356c45..dac5048fc8 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/chat/[identifier]/route.test.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/chat/[identifier]/route.test.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ vi.mock('@/lib/workflows/streaming/streaming', () => ({
   createStreamingResponse: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async () => createMockStream()),
 }))
 
+vi.mock('@/lib/workflows/executor/execute-workflow', () => ({
+  executeWorkflow: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ success: true, output: {} }),
+}))
+
 vi.mock('@/lib/core/utils/sse', () => ({
   SSE_HEADERS: {
     'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/resume/[workflowId]/[executionId]/[contextId]/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/resume/[workflowId]/[executionId]/[contextId]/route.ts
index 7a407480e3..8c060d9d13 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/resume/[workflowId]/[executionId]/[contextId]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/resume/[workflowId]/[executionId]/[contextId]/route.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getJobQueue, shouldUseBullMQ } from '@/lib/core/async-jobs'
 import { createBullMQJobData } from '@/lib/core/bullmq'
 import { generateRequestId } from '@/lib/core/utils/request'
 import { SSE_HEADERS } from '@/lib/core/utils/sse'
+import { getBaseUrl } from '@/lib/core/utils/urls'
 import { generateId } from '@/lib/core/utils/uuid'
 import { enqueueWorkspaceDispatch } from '@/lib/core/workspace-dispatch'
 import { setExecutionMeta } from '@/lib/execution/event-buffer'
@@ -224,10 +225,11 @@ export async function POST(
         parentExecutionId: executionId,
       }
 
+      let jobId: string
       try {
         const useBullMQ = shouldUseBullMQ()
         if (useBullMQ) {
-          await enqueueWorkspaceDispatch({
+          jobId = await enqueueWorkspaceDispatch({
             id: enqueueResult.resumeExecutionId,
             workspaceId: workflow.workspaceId,
             lane: 'runtime',
@@ -241,28 +243,33 @@ export async function POST(
           })
         } else {
           const jobQueue = await getJobQueue()
-          const jobId = await jobQueue.enqueue('resume-execution', resumePayload, {
+          jobId = await jobQueue.enqueue('resume-execution', resumePayload, {
             metadata: { workflowId, workspaceId: workflow.workspaceId, userId },
           })
-          logger.info('Enqueued resume execution job', {
-            jobId,
-            resumeExecutionId: enqueueResult.resumeExecutionId,
-          })
         }
+        logger.info('Enqueued async resume execution', {
+          jobId,
+          resumeExecutionId: enqueueResult.resumeExecutionId,
+        })
       } catch (dispatchError) {
-        logger.error('Failed to dispatch async resume, falling back to in-process', {
+        logger.error('Failed to dispatch async resume execution', {
           error: dispatchError instanceof Error ? dispatchError.message : String(dispatchError),
+          resumeExecutionId: enqueueResult.resumeExecutionId,
         })
-        PauseResumeManager.startResumeExecution(resumeArgs).catch((error) => {
-          logger.error('Fallback resume execution also failed', { error })
-        })
+        return NextResponse.json(
+          { error: 'Failed to queue resume execution. Please try again.' },
+          { status: 503 }
+        )
       }
 
       return NextResponse.json(
         {
-          status: 'started',
+          success: true,
+          async: true,
+          jobId,
           executionId: enqueueResult.resumeExecutionId,
-          message: 'Resume execution started asynchronously.',
+          message: 'Resume execution queued',
+          statusUrl: `${getBaseUrl()}/api/jobs/${jobId}`,
         },
         { status: 202 }
       )