diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 637a5520a..0e582f2f3 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -738,11 +738,7 @@ def run_workflows(
                         )
                         continue
 
-                    context = build_workflow_action_context(
-                        document,
-                        overrides,
-                        use_overrides=use_overrides,
-                    )
+                    context = build_workflow_action_context(document, overrides)
                     execute_email_action(
                         action,
                         document,
@@ -752,11 +748,7 @@ def run_workflows(
                         trigger_type,
                     )
                 elif action.type == WorkflowAction.WorkflowActionType.WEBHOOK:
-                    context = build_workflow_action_context(
-                        document,
-                        overrides,
-                        use_overrides=use_overrides,
-                    )
+                    context = build_workflow_action_context(document, overrides)
                     execute_webhook_action(
                         action,
                         document,
diff --git a/src/documents/workflows/actions.py b/src/documents/workflows/actions.py
index 6bfec9d26..3f2c21c2d 100644
--- a/src/documents/workflows/actions.py
+++ b/src/documents/workflows/actions.py
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("paperless.workflows.actions")
 def build_workflow_action_context(
     document: Document | ConsumableDocument,
     overrides: DocumentMetadataOverrides | None,
-    *,
-    use_overrides: bool = False,
 ) -> dict:
     """
     Build context dictionary for workflow action placeholder parsing.
     """
+    use_overrides = overrides is not None
+
     if not use_overrides:
         return {
             "title": document.title,