diff --git a/src/specify_cli/workflows/_commands.py b/src/specify_cli/workflows/_commands.py
index be6e766c5..2ef514643 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/workflows/_commands.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/workflows/_commands.py
@@ -349,9 +349,10 @@ def workflow_run(
 
     err = _error_console(json_output)
 
-    if not is_file_source:
-        from .catalog import WorkflowRegistry
+    from .catalog import WorkflowRegistry
 
+    registered_id: str | None = None
+    if not is_file_source:
         # Reject path-equivalent spellings ("align-wf/", "align-wf/.") that
         # would miss the registry lookup yet still load the installed file,
         # bypassing the disabled check below.
@@ -360,12 +361,23 @@ def workflow_run(
                 f"[red]Error:[/red] Invalid workflow ID: {_escape_markup(repr(source))}"
             )
             raise typer.Exit(1)
+        registered_id = source
+    else:
+        # A direct YAML path may still point at an installed workflow's own
+        # file; map it back to its ID so disabled state is enforced there too.
+        workflows_root = (project_root / ".specify" / "workflows").resolve()
+        resolved = source_path.resolve()
+        if resolved.is_relative_to(workflows_root):
+            rel_parts = resolved.relative_to(workflows_root).parts
+            if rel_parts:
+                registered_id = rel_parts[0]
 
-        installed_meta = WorkflowRegistry(project_root).get(source)
+    if registered_id is not None:
+        installed_meta = WorkflowRegistry(project_root).get(registered_id)
         if isinstance(installed_meta, dict) and installed_meta.get("enabled", True) is False:
             err.print(
-                f"[red]Error:[/red] Workflow '{_escape_markup(source)}' is disabled. "
-                f"Enable with: specify workflow enable {_escape_markup(source)}"
+                f"[red]Error:[/red] Workflow '{_escape_markup(registered_id)}' is disabled. "
+                f"Enable with: specify workflow enable {_escape_markup(registered_id)}"
             )
             raise typer.Exit(1)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_workflows.py b/tests/test_workflows.py
index c6ef0191c..2277db359 100644
--- a/tests/test_workflows.py
+++ b/tests/test_workflows.py
@@ -8040,6 +8040,13 @@ steps:
             assert result.exit_code != 0, spelling
             assert "Invalid workflow ID" in result.output, spelling
 
+        # Direct path to the installed workflow's own YAML must also refuse.
+        installed_yaml = ".specify/workflows/align-wf/workflow.yml"
+        assert (project_dir / installed_yaml).is_file()
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["workflow", "run", installed_yaml])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "disabled" in result.output
+
     def test_disable_shows_marker_in_list(self, project_dir, monkeypatch):
         from typer.testing import CliRunner
         from specify_cli import app