diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/HumanInteractionNode/HumanInteractionNode.tsx b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/HumanInteractionNode/HumanInteractionNode.tsx
index 948894a7..2f6bfa61 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/HumanInteractionNode/HumanInteractionNode.tsx
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/nodes/HumanInteractionNode/HumanInteractionNode.tsx
@@ -95,94 +95,79 @@ function HumanInteractionNode({
             </div>
             {/* TODO(jdo): 'instructions' allows templating; but it requires adding a column to the workflow_block_runs
             table, and I don't want to do that just yet (see /timeline endpoint) */}
-            <Input
-              onChange={(event) => {
-                update({ instructions: event.target.value });
+            <WorkflowBlockInput
+              nodeId={id}
+              onChange={(value) => {
+                update({ instructions: value });
               }}
               value={data.instructions}
               placeholder="Please review and approve or reject to continue the workflow."
               className="nopan text-xs"
             />
           </div>
-          <div className="flex gap-4">
-            <div className="flex-1 space-y-2">
-              <div className="flex gap-2">
-                <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">
-                  Negative Button Label
-                </Label>
-                <HelpTooltip content={negativeDescriptorTooltip} />
-              </div>
-              <Input
-                onChange={(event) => {
-                  update({ negativeDescriptor: event.target.value });
-                }}
-                value={data.negativeDescriptor}
-                placeholder="Reject"
-                className="nopan text-xs"
-              />
-            </div>
-            <div className="flex-1 space-y-2">
-              <div className="flex gap-2">
-                <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">
-                  Positive Button Label
-                </Label>
-                <HelpTooltip content={positiveDescriptorTooltip} />
-              </div>
-              <Input
-                onChange={(event) => {
-                  update({ positiveDescriptor: event.target.value });
-                }}
-                value={data.positiveDescriptor}
-                placeholder="Approve"
-                className="nopan text-xs"
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          {/* <div className="space-y-2">
-            <div className="flex gap-2">
-              <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">
-                Timeout (seconds)
-              </Label>
-              <HelpTooltip content={timeoutTooltip} />
-            </div>
-            <Input
-              type="number"
-              className="nopan text-xs"
-              min="1"
-              value={data.timeoutSeconds}
-              onChange={(event) => {
-                if (!editable) {
-                  return;
-                }
-                const value = Number(event.target.value);
-                update({ timeoutSeconds: value });
-              }}
-              placeholder="7200"
-            />
-          </div> */}
           <div className="space-between flex items-center gap-2">
-            <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Timeout (seconds)</Label>
+            <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Timeout (minutes)</Label>
             <HelpTooltip content={timeoutTooltip} />
             <Input
               className="ml-auto w-16 text-right"
-              value={data.timeoutSeconds}
-              placeholder="7200"
+              value={data.timeoutSeconds / 60}
+              placeholder="120"
               onChange={(event) => {
                 if (!editable) {
                   return;
                 }
                 const value = Number(event.target.value);
-                update({ timeoutSeconds: value });
+                update({ timeoutSeconds: value * 60 });
               }}
             />
           </div>
-          <div className="rounded-md bg-slate-800 p-2">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-slate-800 p-2">
+            <span className="rounded bg-slate-700 p-1 text-lg">💡</span>
             <div className="space-y-1 text-xs text-slate-400">
-              Tip: The workflow will pause and send an email notification to the
+              The workflow will pause and send an email notification to the
               recipients. The workflow continues or terminates based on the
               user's response.
             </div>
           </div>
+          <div className="space-y-4 rounded-md bg-slate-800 p-4">
+            <h2>Email Settings</h2>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Recipients</Label>
+              <WorkflowBlockInput
+                nodeId={id}
+                onChange={(value) => {
+                  update({ recipients: value });
+                }}
+                value={data.recipients}
+                placeholder="example@gmail.com, example2@gmail.com..."
+                className="nopan text-xs"
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Subject</Label>
+              <WorkflowBlockInput
+                nodeId={id}
+                onChange={(value) => {
+                  update({ subject: value });
+                }}
+                value={data.subject}
+                placeholder="Human interaction required for workflow run"
+                className="nopan text-xs"
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-2">
+              <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Body</Label>
+              <WorkflowBlockInputTextarea
+                nodeId={id}
+                onChange={(value) => {
+                  update({ body: value });
+                }}
+                value={data.body}
+                placeholder="Your interaction is required for a workflow run!"
+                className="nopan text-xs"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
         <Separator />
         <Accordion
@@ -194,44 +179,46 @@ function HumanInteractionNode({
           collapsible
         >
           <AccordionItem value="email" className="border-b-0">
-            <AccordionTrigger className="py-0">Email Settings</AccordionTrigger>
+            <AccordionTrigger className="py-0">
+              Advanced Settings
+            </AccordionTrigger>
             <AccordionContent className="pl-6 pr-1 pt-1">
-              <div key={rerender.key} className="space-y-4">
-                <div className="space-y-2">
-                  <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Recipients</Label>
-                  <WorkflowBlockInput
-                    nodeId={id}
-                    onChange={(value) => {
-                      update({ recipients: value });
-                    }}
-                    value={data.recipients}
-                    placeholder="example@gmail.com, example2@gmail.com..."
-                    className="nopan text-xs"
-                  />
-                </div>
-                <div className="space-y-2">
-                  <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Subject</Label>
-                  <WorkflowBlockInput
-                    nodeId={id}
-                    onChange={(value) => {
-                      update({ subject: value });
-                    }}
-                    value={data.subject}
-                    placeholder="Human interaction required for workflow run"
-                    className="nopan text-xs"
-                  />
-                </div>
-                <div className="space-y-2">
-                  <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">Body</Label>
-                  <WorkflowBlockInputTextarea
-                    nodeId={id}
-                    onChange={(value) => {
-                      update({ body: value });
-                    }}
-                    value={data.body}
-                    placeholder="Your interaction is required for a workflow run!"
-                    className="nopan text-xs"
-                  />
+              <div key={rerender.key} className="space-y-4 pt-4">
+                <div className="flex gap-4">
+                  <div className="flex-1 space-y-2">
+                    <div className="flex gap-2">
+                      <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">
+                        Negative Button Label
+                      </Label>
+                      <HelpTooltip content={negativeDescriptorTooltip} />
+                    </div>
+                    <WorkflowBlockInput
+                      nodeId={id}
+                      onChange={(value) => {
+                        update({ negativeDescriptor: value });
+                      }}
+                      value={data.negativeDescriptor}
+                      placeholder="Reject"
+                      className="nopan text-xs"
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="flex-1 space-y-2">
+                    <div className="flex gap-2">
+                      <Label className="text-xs text-slate-300">
+                        Positive Button Label
+                      </Label>
+                      <HelpTooltip content={positiveDescriptorTooltip} />
+                    </div>
+                    <WorkflowBlockInput
+                      nodeId={id}
+                      onChange={(value) => {
+                        update({ positiveDescriptor: value });
+                      }}
+                      value={data.positiveDescriptor}
+                      placeholder="Approve"
+                      className="nopan text-xs"
+                    />
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </AccordionContent>
diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts
index 3d21acb8..4f9b52b5 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/editor/workflowEditorUtils.ts
@@ -2318,8 +2318,10 @@ function getWorkflowErrors(nodes: Array<AppNode>): Array<string> {
   });
 
   const interactionNodes = nodes.filter(isHumanInteractionNode);
-  interactionNodes.forEach((/* node */) => {
-    // pass for now
+  interactionNodes.forEach((node) => {
+    if (node.data.recipients.trim().length === 0) {
+      errors.push(`${node.data.label}: Recipients is required.`);
+    }
   });
 
   const navigationNodes = nodes.filter(isNavigationNode);
diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/types/workflowRunTypes.ts b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/types/workflowRunTypes.ts
index b1df28b0..efbcfe90 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/types/workflowRunTypes.ts
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/types/workflowRunTypes.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ export type WorkflowRunBlock = {
   // for blocks in loop
   current_value: string | null;
   current_index: number | null;
+
+  // human interaction block
+  instructions?: string | null;
+  positive_descriptor?: string | null;
+  negative_descriptor?: string | null;
 };
 
 export type WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem = {
diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunHumanInteraction.tsx b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunHumanInteraction.tsx
index 105bdc46..05265b57 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunHumanInteraction.tsx
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunHumanInteraction.tsx
@@ -4,16 +4,26 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { useCredentialGetter } from "@/hooks/useCredentialGetter";
 import { cn } from "@/util/utils";
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useState } from "react";
 
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogClose,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
 import { toast } from "@/components/ui/use-toast";
 import { useWorkflowRunQuery } from "../hooks/useWorkflowRunQuery";
-import { HumanInteractionBlock } from "../types/workflowTypes";
+import { WorkflowRunBlock } from "../types/workflowRunTypes";
 
 interface Props {
-  humanInteractionBlock: HumanInteractionBlock;
+  workflowRunBlock: WorkflowRunBlock;
 }
 
-export function WorkflowRunHumanInteraction({ humanInteractionBlock }: Props) {
+export function WorkflowRunHumanInteraction({ workflowRunBlock }: Props) {
   const credentialGetter = useCredentialGetter();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const { data: workflowRun } = useWorkflowRunQuery();
@@ -21,11 +31,14 @@ export function WorkflowRunHumanInteraction({ humanInteractionBlock }: Props) {
     workflowRun && workflowRun.status === WorkflowRunStatus.Paused;
 
   const buttonLayout =
-    humanInteractionBlock.positive_descriptor.length < 8 &&
-    humanInteractionBlock.negative_descriptor.length < 8
+    (workflowRunBlock.positive_descriptor?.length ?? 0) < 8 &&
+    (workflowRunBlock.negative_descriptor?.length ?? 0) < 8
       ? "inline"
       : "stacked";
 
+  const [isDialogOpen, setIsDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [choice, setChoice] = useState<"approve" | "reject" | null>(null);
+
   const approveMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async () => {
       if (!workflowRun) {
@@ -45,8 +58,8 @@ export function WorkflowRunHumanInteraction({ humanInteractionBlock }: Props) {
 
       toast({
         variant: "success",
-        title: `${humanInteractionBlock.positive_descriptor}`,
-        description: `Successfully chose: ${humanInteractionBlock.positive_descriptor}`,
+        title: `${workflowRunBlock.positive_descriptor}`,
+        description: `Successfully chose: ${workflowRunBlock.positive_descriptor}`,
       });
     },
     onError: (error) => {
@@ -77,8 +90,8 @@ export function WorkflowRunHumanInteraction({ humanInteractionBlock }: Props) {
 
       toast({
         variant: "success",
-        title: `${humanInteractionBlock.negative_descriptor}`,
-        description: `Successfully chose: ${humanInteractionBlock.negative_descriptor}`,
+        title: `${workflowRunBlock.negative_descriptor}`,
+        description: `Successfully chose: ${workflowRunBlock.negative_descriptor}`,
       });
     },
     onError: (error) => {
@@ -96,18 +109,60 @@ export function WorkflowRunHumanInteraction({ humanInteractionBlock }: Props) {
 
   return (
     <div className="mt-4 flex flex-col gap-4 rounded-md bg-slate-elevation4 p-4">
-      <div className="text-sm">{humanInteractionBlock.instructions}</div>
+      <Dialog open={isDialogOpen} onOpenChange={setIsDialogOpen}>
+        <DialogContent>
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>
+              {choice === "approve"
+                ? workflowRunBlock.positive_descriptor
+                : workflowRunBlock.negative_descriptor}
+            </DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>Are you sure?</DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <DialogClose asChild>
+              <Button variant="secondary">Back</Button>
+            </DialogClose>
+            <Button
+              variant={choice === "reject" ? "destructive" : "default"}
+              onClick={() => {
+                if (choice === "approve") {
+                  approveMutation.mutate();
+                } else if (choice === "reject") {
+                  rejectMutation.mutate();
+                }
+              }}
+            >
+              Proceed
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+
+      <div className="text-sm">{workflowRunBlock.instructions}</div>
       <div
         className={cn("flex gap-2", {
           "justify-between": buttonLayout === "inline",
           "flex-col": buttonLayout === "stacked",
         })}
       >
-        <Button variant="destructive" onClick={() => rejectMutation.mutate()}>
-          <div>{humanInteractionBlock.negative_descriptor}</div>
+        <Button
+          variant="destructive"
+          onClick={() => {
+            setChoice("reject");
+            setIsDialogOpen(true);
+          }}
+        >
+          <div>{workflowRunBlock.negative_descriptor}</div>
         </Button>
-        <Button variant="default" onClick={() => approveMutation.mutate()}>
-          <div>{humanInteractionBlock.positive_descriptor}</div>
+        <Button
+          variant="default"
+          onClick={() => {
+            setChoice("approve");
+            setIsDialogOpen(true);
+          }}
+        >
+          <div>{workflowRunBlock.positive_descriptor}</div>
         </Button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem.tsx b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem.tsx
index 443c609d..87a72722 100644
--- a/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem.tsx
+++ b/skyvern-frontend/src/routes/workflows/workflowRun/WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   ExternalLinkIcon,
 } from "@radix-ui/react-icons";
 import { useCallback } from "react";
-import { useParams, Link } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import { Status } from "@/api/types";
 import { formatDuration, toDuration } from "@/routes/workflows/utils";
@@ -27,13 +27,8 @@ import {
   WorkflowRunOverviewActiveElement,
 } from "./WorkflowRunOverview";
 import { ThoughtCard } from "./ThoughtCard";
-import { useWorkflowQuery } from "../hooks/useWorkflowQuery";
 import { ObserverThought } from "../types/workflowRunTypes";
-import {
-  HumanInteractionBlock,
-  isTaskVariantBlock,
-  type WorkflowApiResponse,
-} from "../types/workflowTypes";
+import { isTaskVariantBlock } from "../types/workflowTypes";
 import { WorkflowRunHumanInteraction } from "./WorkflowRunHumanInteraction";
 
 type Props = {
@@ -45,28 +40,6 @@ type Props = {
   onThoughtCardClick: (thought: ObserverThought) => void;
 };
 
-const getHumanInteractionBlock = (
-  block: WorkflowRunBlock,
-  workflow?: WorkflowApiResponse,
-): HumanInteractionBlock | null => {
-  if (block.block_type !== "human_interaction") {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  if (!workflow) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const blocks = workflow.workflow_definition.blocks;
-  const candidate = blocks.find((b) => b.label === block.label);
-
-  if (!candidate || candidate.block_type !== "human_interaction") {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return candidate as HumanInteractionBlock;
-};
-
 function WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem({
   activeItem,
   block,
@@ -75,12 +48,6 @@ function WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem({
   onActionClick,
   onThoughtCardClick,
 }: Props) {
-  const { workflowPermanentId } = useParams();
-  const { data: workflow } = useWorkflowQuery({
-    workflowPermanentId,
-  });
-
-  const humanInteractionBlock = getHumanInteractionBlock(block, workflow);
   const actions = block.actions ?? [];
 
   const hasActiveAction =
@@ -203,10 +170,8 @@ function WorkflowRunTimelineBlockItem({
         ) : null}
       </div>
 
-      {humanInteractionBlock && (
-        <WorkflowRunHumanInteraction
-          humanInteractionBlock={humanInteractionBlock}
-        />
+      {block.block_type === "human_interaction" && (
+        <WorkflowRunHumanInteraction workflowRunBlock={block} />
       )}
 
       {actions.map((action, index) => {