diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/WaitNode.tsx b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/WaitNode.tsx
index f1b89e81..c1381458 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/WaitNode.tsx
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/WaitNode.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { EditableNodeTitle } from "../components/EditableNodeTitle";
 import { NodeActionMenu } from "../NodeActionMenu";
 import { WorkflowBlockIcon } from "../WorkflowBlockIcon";
 import type { WaitNode } from "./types";
-import { WorkflowBlockInput } from "@/components/WorkflowBlockInput";
 import { useIsFirstBlockInWorkflow } from "../../hooks/useIsFirstNodeInWorkflow";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 
 function WaitNode({ id, data }: NodeProps<WaitNode>) {
   const { updateNodeData } = useReactFlow();
@@ -89,18 +89,10 @@ function WaitNode({ id, data }: NodeProps<WaitNode>) {
               </div>
             ) : null}
           </div>
-
-          <WorkflowBlockInput
-            nodeId={id}
-            type="number"
-            min="1"
-            max="300"
+          <Input
             value={inputs.waitInSeconds}
-            onChange={(value) => {
-              if (!editable) {
-                return;
-              }
-              handleChange("waitInSeconds", Number(value));
+            onChange={(event) => {
+              handleChange("waitInSeconds", event.target.value);
             }}
             className="nopan text-xs"
           />
diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/types.ts b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/types.ts
index 7720aea5..9063f75c 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/types.ts
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/WaitNode/types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { Node } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { NodeBaseData } from "../types";
 
 export type WaitNodeData = NodeBaseData & {
-  waitInSeconds: number;
+  waitInSeconds: string;
 };
 
 export type WaitNode = Node<WaitNodeData, "wait">;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const waitNodeDefaultData: WaitNodeData = {
   label: "",
   continueOnFailure: false,
   editable: true,
-  waitInSeconds: 1,
+  waitInSeconds: "1",
 };
 
 export function isWaitNode(node: Node): node is WaitNode {
diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts
index 8d627f5d..f215b7d4 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ import {
   isExtractionNode,
 } from "./nodes/ExtractionNode/types";
 import { loginNodeDefaultData } from "./nodes/LoginNode/types";
-import { waitNodeDefaultData } from "./nodes/WaitNode/types";
+import { isWaitNode, waitNodeDefaultData } from "./nodes/WaitNode/types";
 import { fileDownloadNodeDefaultData } from "./nodes/FileDownloadNode/types";
 import { ProxyLocation } from "@/api/types";
 import { pdfParserNodeDefaultData } from "./nodes/PDFParserNode/types";
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ function convertToNode(
         type: "wait",
         data: {
           ...commonData,
-          waitInSeconds: block.wait_sec ?? 1,
+          waitInSeconds: String(block.wait_sec ?? 1),
         },
       };
     }
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ function getWorkflowBlock(node: WorkflowBlockNode): BlockYAML {
       return {
         ...base,
         block_type: "wait",
-        wait_sec: node.data.waitInSeconds,
+        wait_sec: Number(node.data.waitInSeconds),
       };
     }
     case "fileDownload": {
@@ -1809,6 +1809,18 @@ function getWorkflowErrors(nodes: Array<AppNode>): Array<string> {
     }
   });
 
+  const waitNodes = nodes.filter(isWaitNode);
+  waitNodes.forEach((node) => {
+    const waitTimeString = node.data.waitInSeconds.trim();
+
+    const decimalRegex = new RegExp("^\\d+$");
+    const isNumber = decimalRegex.test(waitTimeString);
+
+    if (!isNumber) {
+      errors.push(`${node.data.label}: Invalid input for wait time.`);
+    }
+  });
+
   return errors;
 }