diff --git a/src/main/java/org/commonwl/view/workflow/WorkflowService.java b/src/main/java/org/commonwl/view/workflow/WorkflowService.java
index cf97282c..8e36cda3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/commonwl/view/workflow/WorkflowService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/commonwl/view/workflow/WorkflowService.java
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ public QueuedWorkflow createQueuedWorkflow(GitDetails gitInfo)
   public void retryCwltool(QueuedWorkflow queuedWorkflow) {
     queuedWorkflow.setMessage(null);
     queuedWorkflow.setCwltoolStatus(CWLToolStatus.RUNNING);
+    queuedWorkflow.setCwltoolVersion(queuedWorkflow.getTempRepresentation().getCwltoolVersion());
     queuedWorkflowRepository.save(queuedWorkflow);
     try {
       cwlToolRunner.createWorkflowFromQueued(queuedWorkflow);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/loading.html b/src/main/resources/templates/loading.html
index 098c903e..37b51f26 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/loading.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/loading.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ <h2 id="loadingHeader">Validating workflow <span th:text="${queued.tempRepresent
                 (excluding subworkflows)
             </p>
             <div id="cwltooldetails" class="alert alert-danger">
-                <p><strong>Error:</strong> cwltool version <span th:text="${queued.cwltoolVersion}">versionhere</span> failed to run on this workflow:</p>
+                <p><strong>Error:</strong> cwltool version <span th:text="${queued.cwltoolVersion}"></span> failed to run on this workflow:</p>
                 <pre id="errorMsg" class="text-left">Sample Error, tool failed initialisation</pre>
             </div>
             <div class="loadingWorkflowContainer">