diff --git a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
index e56dd83410..dc59b61f6d 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
@@ -112,16 +112,24 @@ func NewCDCFlowWorkflowExecution(ctx workflow.Context, flowName string) *CDCFlow
 	}
 }
 
+func GetSideEffect[T any](ctx workflow.Context, f func(workflow.Context) T) (T, error) {
+	sideEffect := workflow.SideEffect(ctx, func(ctx workflow.Context) interface{} {
+		return f(ctx)
+	})
+
+	var result T
+	err := sideEffect.Get(&result)
+	return result, err
+}
+
 func GetUUID(ctx workflow.Context) (string, error) {
-	uuidSideEffect := workflow.SideEffect(ctx, func(ctx workflow.Context) interface{} {
+	uuid, err := GetSideEffect(ctx, func(_ workflow.Context) string {
 		return uuid.New().String()
 	})
-
-	var uuidString string
-	if err := uuidSideEffect.Get(&uuidString); err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate UUID: %w", err)
 	}
-	return uuidString, nil
+	return uuid, nil
 }
 
 func GetChildWorkflowID(
@@ -427,7 +435,10 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig(
 	)
 
 	var normWaitChan model.TypedReceiveChannel[struct{}]
-	if !peerdbenv.PeerDBEnableParallelSyncNormalize() {
+	parallel, _ := GetSideEffect(ctx, func(_ workflow.Context) bool {
+		return peerdbenv.PeerDBEnableParallelSyncNormalize()
+	})
+	if !parallel {
 		normWaitChan = model.NormalizeSyncDoneSignal.GetSignalChannel(ctx)
 	}
 
diff --git a/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go b/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go
index 7b19e63b9f..db1321ce32 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/normalize_flow.go
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ func NormalizeFlowWorkflow(
 		}
 		tableNameSchemaMapping = s.TableNameSchemaMapping
 	})
+
+	parallel, _ := GetSideEffect(ctx, func(_ workflow.Context) bool {
+		return peerdbenv.PeerDBEnableParallelSyncNormalize()
+	})
+
 	for !stopLoop {
 		selector.Select(ctx)
 		for !canceled && selector.HasPending() {
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@ func NormalizeFlowWorkflow(
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !peerdbenv.PeerDBEnableParallelSyncNormalize() {
+		if !parallel {
 			parent := workflow.GetInfo(ctx).ParentWorkflowExecution
 			model.NormalizeSyncDoneSignal.SignalExternalWorkflow(
 				ctx,