diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/FlowTool.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/FlowTool.py
index 25de92dd8..0498140ae 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/FlowTool.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/FlowTool.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from typing import Any, List, Optional
 
-
 from langflow.base.langchain_utilities.model import LCToolComponent
 from langflow.base.tools.flow_tool import FlowTool
 from langflow.field_typing import Tool
 from langflow.graph.graph.base import Graph
 from langflow.helpers.flow import get_flow_inputs
-from langflow.io import BoolInput, DropdownInput, StrInput, Output
+from langflow.io import BoolInput, DropdownInput, Output, StrInput
 from langflow.schema import Data
 from langflow.schema.dotdict import dotdict
 
@@ -73,7 +72,10 @@ class FlowToolComponent(LCToolComponent):
 
     def build_tool(self) -> Tool:
         FlowTool.update_forward_refs()
-        flow_data = self.get_flow(self.flow_name)
+        if "flow_name" not in self._attributes or not self._attributes["flow_name"]:
+            raise ValueError("Flow name is required")
+        flow_name = self._attributes["flow_name"]
+        flow_data = self.get_flow(flow_name)
         if not flow_data:
             raise ValueError("Flow not found.")
         graph = Graph.from_payload(flow_data.data["data"])
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/RunFlow.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/RunFlow.py
index 285b0ff81..11c997696 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/RunFlow.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/RunFlow.py
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ class RunFlowComponent(Component):
     ]
 
     async def generate_results(self) -> List[Data]:
+        if "flow_name" not in self._attributes or not self._attributes["flow_name"]:
+            raise ValueError("Flow name is required")
+        flow_name = self._attributes["flow_name"]
+
         results: List[Optional[RunOutputs]] = await self.run_flow(
-            inputs={"input_value": self.input_value}, flow_name=self.flow_name, tweaks=self.tweaks
+            inputs={"input_value": self.input_value}, flow_name=flow_name, tweaks=self.tweaks
         )
         if isinstance(results, list):
             data = []
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/SubFlow.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/SubFlow.py
index 009822fee..4521a06ea 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/SubFlow.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/prototypes/SubFlow.py
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ class SubFlowComponent(Component):
                 if node not in tweaks.keys():
                     tweaks[node] = {}
                 tweaks[node][name] = self._attributes[field]
-
+        flow_name = self._attributes.get("flow_name")
         run_outputs = await self.run_flow(
             tweaks=tweaks,
-            flow_name=self.flow_name,
+            flow_name=flow_name,
             output_type="all",
         )
         data: list[Data] = []
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
index b47dcf86e..1d27bf1f3 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/base.py
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ class Vertex:
                         params[field_name] = [unescape_string(v) for v in val]
                     elif isinstance(val, str):
                         params[field_name] = unescape_string(val)
+                    elif isinstance(val, Data):
+                        params[field_name] = unescape_string(val.get_text())
                 elif field.get("type") == "bool" and val is not None:
                     if isinstance(val, bool):
                         params[field_name] = val
diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/types.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/types.py
index 4c033227a..74f9ad5f6 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/types.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/graph/vertex/types.py
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ class ComponentVertex(Vertex):
             ) and not isinstance(artifact, Message):
                 continue
             message_dict = artifact if isinstance(artifact, dict) else artifact.model_dump()
+            if not message_dict.get("text"):
+                continue
             try:
                 messages.append(
                     ChatOutputResponse(