diff --git a/runtime/v2/runner/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/vm/UpdateLocalsCommand.java b/runtime/v2/runner/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/vm/UpdateLocalsCommand.java
index 75eed75fd2..75762b4a67 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runner/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/vm/UpdateLocalsCommand.java
+++ b/runtime/v2/runner/src/main/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/vm/UpdateLocalsCommand.java
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * Takes the input, interpolates its values and sets the result
- * as the current frame's local variables.
+ * to all root frame's local variables.
  * <p/>
  * Optionally takes a list of threads which root frames should be
  * updated with provided variables.
@@ -86,8 +87,13 @@ public void eval(Runtime runtime, State state, ThreadId threadId) {
         Map<String, Object> m = ee.evalAsMap(ecf.scope(ctx), input);
 
         for (ThreadId tid : threads) {
-            Frame root = VMUtils.assertNearestRoot(state, tid);
-            VMUtils.putLocals(root, m);
+            List<Frame> frames = state.getFrames(tid);
+
+            for (Frame f : frames) {
+                if (f.getType() == FrameType.ROOT) {
+                    VMUtils.putLocals(f, m);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runner/src/test/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/MainTest.java b/runtime/v2/runner/src/test/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/MainTest.java
index 2dea429329..b804e05c10 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runner/src/test/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/MainTest.java
+++ b/runtime/v2/runner/src/test/java/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/MainTest.java
@@ -184,6 +184,37 @@ public void tearDown() throws IOException {
         LoggingConfigurator.reset();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testVariablesAfterResume() throws Exception {
+        deploy("variablesAfterResume");
+
+        save(ProcessConfiguration.builder()
+                .build());
+
+        byte[] log = run();
+        assertLog(log, ".*workDir1: " + workDir.toAbsolutePath() + ".*");
+        assertLog(log, ".*workDir3: " + workDir.toAbsolutePath() + ".*");
+
+        List<Form> forms = formService.list();
+        assertEquals(1, forms.size());
+
+        Form myForm = forms.get(0);
+        assertEquals("myForm", myForm.name());
+
+        // resume the process using the saved form
+
+        Map<String, Object> data = new HashMap<>();
+        data.put("fullName", "John Smith");
+
+        Path newWorkDir = Files.createTempDirectory("test-new");
+        IOUtils.copy(workDir, newWorkDir);
+        workDir = newWorkDir;
+
+        log = resume(myForm.eventName(), ProcessConfiguration.builder().arguments(Collections.singletonMap("myForm", data)).build());
+        assertLog(log, ".*workDir4: " + workDir.toAbsolutePath() + ".*");
+        assertLog(log, ".*workDir2: " + workDir.toAbsolutePath() + ".*");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void test() throws Exception {
         deploy("hello");
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runner/src/test/resources/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/variablesAfterResume/concord.yaml b/runtime/v2/runner/src/test/resources/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/variablesAfterResume/concord.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9f632a096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/v2/runner/src/test/resources/com/walmartlabs/concord/runtime/v2/runner/variablesAfterResume/concord.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+configuration:
+  runtime: concord-v2
+
+flows:
+  default:
+    - log: "workDir1: ${workDir}"
+
+    - call: inner
+
+    - log: "workDir2: ${workDir}"
+
+  inner:
+    - log: "workDir3: ${workDir}"
+    - form: myForm
+    - log: "workDir4: ${workDir}"
+
+forms:
+  myForm:
+    - fullName: { label: "Name", type: "string", placeholder: "Place name here" }