diff --git a/src/frontend/src/stores/globalVariables.ts b/src/frontend/src/stores/globalVariables.ts
index 8eaaa3282..377cd00f0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/stores/globalVariables.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/stores/globalVariables.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ export const useGlobalVariablesStore = create<GlobalVariablesStore>(
         globalVariablesEntries: Object.keys(variables),
       });
     },
-    addGlobalVariable: (key, value) => {
-      const newVariables = { ...get().globalVariables, [key]: value };
+    addGlobalVariable: (key, id, provider) => {
+      const data = { id, provider };
+      const newVariables = { ...get().globalVariables, [key]: data };
       set({
         globalVariables: newVariables,
         globalVariablesEntries: Object.keys(newVariables),
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/types/zustand/globalVariables/index.ts b/src/frontend/src/types/zustand/globalVariables/index.ts
index ed81caf1c..95c15a310 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/types/zustand/globalVariables/index.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/types/zustand/globalVariables/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export type GlobalVariablesStore = {
   globalVariablesEntries: Array<string>;
-  globalVariables: { [key: string]: { id: string; provider: string } };
+  globalVariables: { [key: string]: { id: string; provider?: string } };
   setGlobalVariables: (variables: {
-    [key: string]: { id: string; provider: string };
+    [key: string]: { id: string; provider?: string };
   }) => void;
-  addGlobalVariable: (key: string, value: string, provider?: string) => void;
+  addGlobalVariable: (key: string, id: string, provider?: string) => void;
   removeGlobalVariable: (key: string) => void;
 };