diff --git a/covalent/_workflow/postprocessing.py b/covalent/_workflow/postprocessing.py
index 182835129..c4541f99d 100644
--- a/covalent/_workflow/postprocessing.py
+++ b/covalent/_workflow/postprocessing.py
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ def _get_electron_metadata(self) -> Dict:
             Dictionary of metadata for the postprocess electron.
 
         """
-        executor = self.lattice.get_metadata("executor")
-        executor_data = self.lattice.get_metadata("executor_data")
+        executor = self.lattice.get_metadata("workflow_executor")
+        executor_data = self.lattice.get_metadata("workflow_executor")
         pp_metadata = encode_metadata(DEFAULT_METADATA_VALUES.copy())
         pp_metadata["executor"] = executor
         pp_metadata["executor_data"] = executor_data