diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/components/automation-form.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/automation-form.tsx
index 4788557ec..6160c7f3b 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/components/automation-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/automation-form.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function automationFormValuesFromRun(
     name,
     repository,
     ref:        cloneBranch ?? EMPTY_AUTOMATION_FORM.ref,
-    workflow:   run.workflow.slug?.trim() || snakeify(workflowName),
+    workflow:   run.workflow.slug?.trim() || kebabify(workflowName),
   };
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function isFormValid(values: AutomationFormValues): boolean {
   );
 }
 
-export function kebabify(value: string): string {
+function kebabify(value: string): string {
   return value
     .toLowerCase()
     .replace(/[^a-z0-9-]+/g, "-")
@@ -124,14 +124,6 @@ export function kebabify(value: string): string {
     .replace(/^-|-$/g, "");
 }
 
-export function snakeify(value: string): string {
-  return value
-    .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/[^a-z0-9_]+/g, "_")
-    .replace(/_+/g, "_")
-    .replace(/^_|_$/g, "");
-}
-
 function firstPresentString(...values: Array<string | null | undefined>): string {
   for (const value of values) {
     const trimmed = value?.trim();
@@ -300,15 +292,15 @@ export function AutomationFormFields({
         </Row>
         <Row
           title={<Label required>Workflow slug</Label>}
-          help="Snake-case identifier used in the workflow file name (e.g. fix_build.fabro)."
+          help="Dash-separated identifier matching the workflow directory name (e.g. patch-cves)."
         >
           <input
             type="text"
             name="workflow_slug"
             aria-label="Workflow slug"
             value={values.workflow}
-            onChange={(e) => patch({ workflow: snakeify(e.target.value) })}
-            placeholder="fix_build"
+            onChange={(e) => patch({ workflow: kebabify(e.target.value) })}
+            placeholder="patch-cves"
             autoComplete="off"
             spellCheck={false}
             className={`${INPUT_CLASS} font-mono`}
diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/automations-new.test.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/automations-new.test.tsx
index 32a88dccc..f3d4ef5e4 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/automations-new.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/automations-new.test.tsx
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ mock.module("swr", () => ({
 }));
 
 const { default: AutomationsNew } = await import("./automations-new");
+const { automationFormValuesFromRun } = await import("../components/automation-form");
 mock.restore();
 
 function makeRun(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ function makeRun(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
     goal:             "Fix CI",
     title:            "Fix failing tests",
     workflow:         {
-      slug:       "fix_ci",
+      slug:       "fix-ci",
       name:       "Fix CI",
       graph_name: "ci_graph",
       node_count: 0,
@@ -215,12 +216,26 @@ async function renderAutomationsNew(initialEntry: string) {
   return { renderer, router };
 }
 
+function byLabel(renderer: TestRenderer.ReactTestRenderer, label: string) {
+  return renderer.root.findByProps({ "aria-label": label });
+}
+
 function fieldValue(renderer: TestRenderer.ReactTestRenderer, label: string) {
-  return renderer.root.findByProps({ "aria-label": label }).props.value;
+  return byLabel(renderer, label).props.value;
+}
+
+function changeField(
+  renderer: TestRenderer.ReactTestRenderer,
+  label: string,
+  value: string,
+) {
+  act(() => {
+    byLabel(renderer, label).props.onChange({ target: { value } });
+  });
 }
 
 function switchChecked(renderer: TestRenderer.ReactTestRenderer, label: string) {
-  const props = renderer.root.findByProps({ "aria-label": label }).props;
+  const props = byLabel(renderer, label).props;
   return props["aria-checked"] ?? props.checked;
 }
 
@@ -265,6 +280,16 @@ describe("AutomationsNew", () => {
     expect(switchChecked(renderer, "Enable scheduled triggers")).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  test("workflow slug input normalizes to kebab-case and preserves dashes", async () => {
+    const { renderer } = await renderAutomationsNew("/automations/new");
+
+    changeField(renderer, "Workflow slug", "patch-cves");
+    expect(fieldValue(renderer, "Workflow slug")).toBe("patch-cves");
+
+    changeField(renderer, "Workflow slug", "Patch CVEs");
+    expect(fieldValue(renderer, "Workflow slug")).toBe("patch-cves");
+  });
+
   test("/automations/new?from_run=run_1 pre-populates from run and settings data", async () => {
     currentRun = makeRun();
     currentRunSettings = makeRunSettings();
@@ -275,7 +300,7 @@ describe("AutomationsNew", () => {
     expect(fieldValue(renderer, "Automation slug")).toBe("fix-failing-tests");
     expect(fieldValue(renderer, "Repository")).toBe("qltysh/fabro");
     expect(fieldValue(renderer, "Default branch")).toBe("feature/from-run");
-    expect(fieldValue(renderer, "Workflow slug")).toBe("fix_ci");
+    expect(fieldValue(renderer, "Workflow slug")).toBe("fix-ci");
     expect(switchChecked(renderer, "Enable manual and API triggers")).toBe(true);
     expect(switchChecked(renderer, "Enable scheduled triggers")).toBe(false);
     expect(
@@ -285,6 +310,20 @@ describe("AutomationsNew", () => {
     expect(queryCalls).toContainEqual({ hook: "useRunSettings", id: "run_1" });
   });
 
+  test("automationFormValuesFromRun kebab-cases the workflow name fallback", () => {
+    const run = makeRun({
+      workflow: {
+        slug:       "",
+        name:       "Patch CVEs",
+        graph_name: "PatchCves",
+        node_count: 0,
+        edge_count: 0,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(automationFormValuesFromRun(run as any).workflow).toBe("patch-cves");
+  });
+
   test("missing source run data renders an editable empty form with a non-blocking error", async () => {
     currentRun = null;
     currentRunError = new Error("not found");