diff --git a/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/workflows/update-cart-promotions.ts b/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/workflows/update-cart-promotions.ts
index 6e7572d935..63afb6ae70 100644
--- a/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/workflows/update-cart-promotions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/core-flows/src/cart/workflows/update-cart-promotions.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { PromotionActions } from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
 import {
-  WorkflowData,
   createWorkflow,
   parallelize,
+  transform,
+  WorkflowData,
 } from "@medusajs/framework/workflows-sdk"
 import { useRemoteQueryStep } from "../../common"
 import {
@@ -42,10 +43,18 @@ export const updateCartPromotionsWorkflow = createWorkflow(
       list: false,
     })
 
+    const promo_codes = transform({ input }, (data) => {
+      return (data.input.promo_codes || []) as string[]
+    })
+
+    const action = transform({ input }, (data) => {
+      return data.input.action || PromotionActions.ADD
+    })
+
     const promotionCodesToApply = getPromotionCodesToApply({
       cart: cart,
-      promo_codes: input.promo_codes ?? [],
-      action: input.action || PromotionActions.ADD,
+      promo_codes,
+      action: action as PromotionActions,
     })
 
     const actions = getActionsToComputeFromPromotionsStep({