diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/oauth2.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/oauth2.rs
index 24a1864208..88fc9a0356 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/oauth2.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/oauth2.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ use windmill_queue::PushIsolationLevel;
 
 use std::{fs, str};
 
-pub const WORKSPACE_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN_PATH: &str = "f/slack_bot/bot_token";
-
 pub fn global_service() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/login/:client", get(login))
diff --git a/backend/windmill-api/src/workspaces.rs b/backend/windmill-api/src/workspaces.rs
index a1422098d0..7af1f02861 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-api/src/workspaces.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-api/src/workspaces.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use crate::{
     variables::build_crypt,
     webhook_util::{InstanceEvent, WebhookShared}
 };
-use crate::oauth2::WORKSPACE_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN_PATH;
 #[cfg(feature = "enterprise")]
 use axum::response::Redirect;
 use axum::{
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ use windmill_common::{
     scripts::{Schema, Script, ScriptLang},
     utils::{paginate, rd_string, require_admin, Pagination},
     variables::ExportableListableVariable,
+    oauth2::WORKSPACE_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN_PATH,
 };
 use windmill_queue::QueueTransaction;
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/oauth2.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/oauth2.rs
index 62a162fa37..39a6060270 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/oauth2.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/oauth2.rs
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ use hmac::Hmac;
 use sha2::Sha256;
 
 pub type HmacSha256 = Hmac<Sha256>;
+
+pub const WORKSPACE_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN_PATH: &str = "f/slack_bot/bot_token";
diff --git a/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs b/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
index f5dcb91877..c416e6a7cd 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-queue/src/jobs.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ use windmill_common::{
         get_payload_tag_from_prefixed_path, script_path_to_payload, CompletedJob, JobKind,
         JobPayload, QueuedJob, RawCode,
     },
+    oauth2::WORKSPACE_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN_PATH,
     schedule::{schedule_to_user, Schedule},
     scripts::{ScriptHash, ScriptLang},
     users::{username_to_permissioned_as, SUPERADMIN_SECRET_EMAIL},
@@ -562,6 +563,14 @@ pub async fn run_error_handler<
             ));
         }
     }
+    if error_handler_path
+        .to_string()
+        .eq("hub/2431/slack/schedule-error-handler-slack")
+    {
+        // custom slack error handler being used -> we need to inject the slack token
+        let slack_resource = format!("$res:{WORKSPACE_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN_PATH}");
+        extra.insert("slack".to_string(), to_raw_value(&slack_resource));
+    }
 
     let tx = PushIsolationLevel::IsolatedRoot(db.clone(), rsmq);