diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/add-label.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/add-label.node.ts
index 89301de..71dcc5c 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/add-label.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/add-label.node.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ export interface AddLabelNodeInput {
   labelId: string;
   labelName?: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  // EVO-1917: journeyId lets interpolateNodeData load journey-level variable
+  // defaults so {{variables}} resolve in this node (mirrors send-webhook).
+  journeyId?: string;
   nodeData: {
     labelId: string;
     nextNodeId?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/base.node.spec.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/base.node.spec.ts
index 4f249eb..c486c4a 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/base.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/base.node.spec.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,31 @@ describe('BaseNode.interpolateNodeData — journeyId fallback (EVO-1885)', () =>
     expect(findOne).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ where: { id: 'journey-from-input' } });
   });
 
+  // EVO-1917: the dispatch sweep threads input.journeyId to every interpolating
+  // executor. This proves that thread is load-bearing: when the cached session
+  // carries no journeyId (e.g. a lean cache shape), the explicitly-dispatched
+  // input.journeyId is what resolves journey-default {{variables}}.
+  it('EVO-1917: resolves journey defaults from input.journeyId when session has none', async () => {
+    mockGetSessionFromCache.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: 's1',
+      // no journeyId on the session — only the dispatched input carries it
+      variables: {},
+    });
+    findOne.mockResolvedValue({
+      variables: [{ name: 'greeting', defaultValue: 'Olá' }],
+    });
+
+    const result = await node.interpolate(
+      { sessionId: 's1', journeyId: 'journey-from-dispatch' },
+      { message: '{{greeting}}' },
+    );
+
+    expect(findOne).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      where: { id: 'journey-from-dispatch' },
+    });
+    expect(result.message).toBe('Olá');
+  });
+
   it('AC3: skips the journey query when no id resolves, leaving journey-default tokens literal', async () => {
     mockGetSessionFromCache.mockResolvedValue({
       id: 's1',
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/conditional.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/conditional.node.ts
index 4f1b0fd..c105272 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/conditional.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/conditional.node.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface ConditionalNodeInput {
   contactId: string;
   conversationId?: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} in condition values via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     paths: Array<{
       id: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-agent.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-agent.node.ts
index 7f7bdb4..add17b5 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-agent.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-agent.node.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface AssignAgentNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     agent_id?: string;
     agent_name?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-bot.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-bot.node.ts
index 1783799..b63413f 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-bot.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-bot.node.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface AssignBotNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     bot_id?: string;
     bot_name?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-team.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-team.node.ts
index 482540b..30959a1 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-team.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/assignment/assign-team.node.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface AssignTeamNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     team_id?: string;
     team_name?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-canned-response.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-canned-response.node.ts
index 91c6011..b6225a1 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-canned-response.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-canned-response.node.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface SendCannedResponseNodeInput {
   conversationId?: string;
   sessionId: string;
   contactId?: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     canned_response_id?: string;
     cannedResponseId?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-email-team.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-email-team.node.ts
index 6b7ca87..c784b59 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-email-team.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-email-team.node.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface SendEmailTeamNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId?: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     team_ids?: string[];
     teamIds?: string[];
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-message.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-message.node.ts
index 510606d..079a187 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-message.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-message.node.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export interface SendMessageNodeInput {
   conversationId?: string; // Optional - will create new conversation if not provided
   sessionId: string;
   contactId?: string; // Add contactId for creating new conversations
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} in the message body via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     message?: string;
     message_content?: string; // Alternative field name from frontend
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-transcript.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-transcript.node.ts
index 00e31f9..c0a7c25 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-transcript.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/communication/send-transcript.node.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface SendTranscriptNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     email?: string;
     recipient_email?: string; // Alternative field name from frontend
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/conversation/change-priority.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/conversation/change-priority.node.ts
index a37b297..36bd873 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/conversation/change-priority.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/conversation/change-priority.node.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface ChangePriorityNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     priority?: 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'urgent' | null;
     nextNodeId?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/assign-to-pipeline.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/assign-to-pipeline.node.ts
index 8e4206e..c402000 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/assign-to-pipeline.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/assign-to-pipeline.node.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface AssignToPipelineNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId?: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     pipeline_id?: string;
     pipelineId?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/create-pipeline-task.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/create-pipeline-task.node.ts
index 68403d4..c0bcff2 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/create-pipeline-task.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/create-pipeline-task.node.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface CreatePipelineTaskNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId?: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     title?: string;
     description?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/move-to-pipeline-stage.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/move-to-pipeline-stage.node.ts
index e929f01..3da6757 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/move-to-pipeline-stage.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/evoai/pipeline/move-to-pipeline-stage.node.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface MoveToPipelineStageNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   conversationId?: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     pipeline_id?: string;
     pipelineId?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/remove-label.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/remove-label.node.ts
index fbfaf8d..39bc381 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/remove-label.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/remove-label.node.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface RemoveLabelNodeInput {
   labelId: string;
   labelName?: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     labelId: string;
     nextNodeId?: string;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/update-contact.node.ts b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/update-contact.node.ts
index 4b04c26..e497502 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/update-contact.node.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/activities/nodes/update-contact.node.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface UpdateContactNodeInput {
   nodeId: string;
   contactId: string;
   sessionId: string;
+  journeyId?: string; // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{variables}} via interpolateNodeData
   nodeData: {
     fieldToUpdate?: string;
     newValue?: any;
diff --git a/src/modules/temporal/workflows/journey-execution.workflow.ts b/src/modules/temporal/workflows/journey-execution.workflow.ts
index 126877f..4e993d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/temporal/workflows/journey-execution.workflow.ts
+++ b/src/modules/temporal/workflows/journey-execution.workflow.ts
@@ -669,6 +669,9 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               labelId: currentNode.data.labelId,
               labelName: currentNode.data.labelName,
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              // EVO-1917: thread journeyId so interpolateNodeData resolves
+              // journey-default {{variables}} (mirrors send-webhook/scheduled-action).
+              journeyId: input.journeyId,
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -681,6 +684,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               labelId: currentNode.data.labelId,
               labelName: currentNode.data.labelName,
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -691,6 +695,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               nodeId: currentNode.id,
               contactId: input.contactId,
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -778,6 +783,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               conversationId:
                 input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || undefined,
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{var}} in condition values
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -797,6 +803,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               conversationId: conversationId || undefined,
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
               contactId: input.contactId, // Pass contactId for creating new conversations
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917: resolve journey-default {{var}} in message body
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
 
@@ -817,6 +824,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
                   input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || undefined,
                 sessionId: input.sessionId,
                 contactId: input.contactId,
+                journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
                 nodeData: currentNode.data,
               });
             break;
@@ -827,6 +835,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               conversationId:
                 input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || undefined,
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -838,6 +847,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
                 conversationId:
                   input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || undefined,
                 sessionId: input.sessionId,
+                journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
                 nodeData: currentNode.data,
               });
             break;
@@ -849,6 +859,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
                 conversationId:
                   input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || undefined,
                 sessionId: input.sessionId,
+                journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
                 nodeData: currentNode.data,
               });
             break;
@@ -860,6 +871,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
                 conversationId:
                   input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || undefined,
                 sessionId: input.sessionId,
+                journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
                 nodeData: currentNode.data,
               });
             break;
@@ -870,6 +882,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               conversationId:
                 input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || '',
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -880,6 +893,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               conversationId:
                 input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || '',
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -890,6 +904,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               conversationId:
                 input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || '',
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -901,6 +916,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
                 input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id ||
                 'inbox-level', // Bot assignment can work without specific conversation
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;
@@ -957,6 +973,7 @@ export async function JourneyExecutionWorkflow(
               conversationId:
                 input.triggerEvent?.properties?.conversation_id || '',
               sessionId: input.sessionId,
+              journeyId: input.journeyId, // EVO-1917
               nodeData: currentNode.data,
             });
             break;