diff --git a/python-client/.gitignore b/python-client/.gitignore
index 4695bbddd8..75631df92e 100644
--- a/python-client/.gitignore
+++ b/python-client/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 openapi-deref.yaml
 dist/
 __pycache__/
+openapi.yaml.tmp
diff --git a/python-client/build.sh b/python-client/build.sh
index 985c951fea..a1285d399f 100755
--- a/python-client/build.sh
+++ b/python-client/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-swagger-cli bundle -r ../backend/openapi.yaml -o openapi-deref.yaml
+#TODO: remove once openapi-python-client supports recursive values
+sed -z 's/    FlowModuleValue:\n      type: object\n      properties:\n        value:\n          $ref: "#\/components\/schemas\/FlowValue"/    FlowModuleValue:\n      type: object\n      properties:/' ../backend/openapi.yaml > openapi.yaml.tmp
+
+swagger-cli bundle -r openapi.yaml.tmp -o openapi-deref.yaml
 rm -rf windmill-api/ || true
 openapi-python-client generate --config $PWD/python-gen.yaml --path openapi-deref.yaml