diff --git a/migrations/1756296000_cm0.4.0_migrate.go b/migrations/1756296000_cm0.4.0_migrate.go
index 51c91879a..5e3500d98 100644
--- a/migrations/1756296000_cm0.4.0_migrate.go
+++ b/migrations/1756296000_cm0.4.0_migrate.go
@@ -1304,6 +1304,23 @@ func init() {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
+			// normalize field `nodeId` in collection `workflow`, `workflow_run`, `workflow_output`, `workflow_logs`
+			for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow SET graphDraft=REPLACE(graphDraft, '"id":"-', '"id":"')`).Execute()
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow SET graphDraft=REPLACE(graphDraft, '"id":"_', '"id":"')`).Execute()
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow SET graphContent=REPLACE(graphContent, '"id":"-', '"id":"')`).Execute()
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow SET graphContent=REPLACE(graphContent, '"id":"_', '"id":"')`).Execute()
+
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow_run SET graph=REPLACE(graph, '"id":"-', '"id":"')`).Execute()
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow_run SET graph=REPLACE(graph, '"id":"_', '"id":"')`).Execute()
+
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow_output SET nodeId=SUBSTR(nodeId, 2) WHERE nodeId LIKE '-%'`).Execute()
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow_output SET nodeId=SUBSTR(nodeId, 2) WHERE nodeId LIKE '_%'`).Execute()
+
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow_logs SET nodeId=SUBSTR(nodeId, 2) WHERE nodeId LIKE '-%'`).Execute()
+				app.DB().NewQuery(`UPDATE workflow_logs SET nodeId=SUBSTR(nodeId, 2) WHERE nodeId LIKE '_%'`).Execute()
+			}
 		}
 
 		tracer.Printf("done")
diff --git a/ui/src/domain/workflow.ts b/ui/src/domain/workflow.ts
index 84f3c3d3c..158ed402f 100644
--- a/ui/src/domain/workflow.ts
+++ b/ui/src/domain/workflow.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ export const defaultNodeConfigForBizNotify = (): Partial<WorkflowNodeConfigForBi
 };
 
 export const newNodeId = (): string => {
-  return nanoid();
+  return nanoid()
+    .replace(/^[_-]+/g, "")
+    .replace(/[_-]+$/g, "");
 };
 
 export const newNode = (type: WorkflowNodeType, { i18n = getI18n() }: { i18n?: ReturnType<typeof getI18n> }): WorkflowNode => {