diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/export-import/index.ts b/packages/server/src/services/export-import/index.ts
index 0f60796a5..0fb86e00d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/export-import/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/export-import/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import executionService, { ExecutionFilters } from '../executions'
 import marketplacesService from '../marketplaces'
 import toolsService from '../tools'
 import variableService from '../variables'
+import { Platform } from '../../Interface'
 
 type ExportInput = {
     agentflow: boolean
@@ -547,6 +548,8 @@ async function replaceDuplicateIdsForVariable(queryRunner: QueryRunner, original
         const records = await queryRunner.manager.find(Variable, {
             where: { id: In(ids) }
         })
+        if (getRunningExpressApp().identityManager.getPlatformType() === Platform.CLOUD)
+            originalData.Variable = originalData.Variable.filter((variable) => variable.type !== 'runtime')
         if (records.length < 0) return originalData
         for (let record of records) {
             const oldId = record.id
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/variables/index.ts b/packages/server/src/services/variables/index.ts
index 0a0099842..b2ecc31c5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/variables/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/variables/index.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import { getErrorMessage } from '../../errors/utils'
 import { getAppVersion } from '../../utils'
 import { QueryRunner } from 'typeorm'
 import { validate } from 'uuid'
+import { Platform } from '../../Interface'
 
 const createVariable = async (newVariable: Variable, orgId: string) => {
+    const appServer = getRunningExpressApp()
+    if (appServer.identityManager.getPlatformType() === Platform.CLOUD && newVariable.type === 'runtime')
+        throw new InternalFlowiseError(StatusCodes.BAD_REQUEST, 'Cloud platform does not support runtime variables!')
     try {
-        const appServer = getRunningExpressApp()
-
         const variable = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(Variable).create(newVariable)
         const dbResponse = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(Variable).save(variable)
         await appServer.telemetry.sendTelemetry(
@@ -87,8 +89,10 @@ const getVariableById = async (variableId: string) => {
 }
 
 const updateVariable = async (variable: Variable, updatedVariable: Variable) => {
+    const appServer = getRunningExpressApp()
+    if (appServer.identityManager.getPlatformType() === Platform.CLOUD && updatedVariable.type === 'runtime')
+        throw new InternalFlowiseError(StatusCodes.BAD_REQUEST, 'Cloud platform does not support runtime variables!')
     try {
-        const appServer = getRunningExpressApp()
         const tmpUpdatedVariable = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(Variable).merge(variable, updatedVariable)
         const dbResponse = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(Variable).save(tmpUpdatedVariable)
         return dbResponse
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ const importVariables = async (newVariables: Partial<Variable>[], queryRunner?:
         })
 
         // step 3 - remove ids that are only duplicate
-        const prepVariables: Partial<Variable>[] = newVariables.map((newVariable) => {
+        let prepVariables: Partial<Variable>[] = newVariables.map((newVariable) => {
             let id: string = ''
             if (newVariable.id) id = newVariable.id
             if (foundIds.includes(id)) {
@@ -141,6 +145,10 @@ const importVariables = async (newVariables: Partial<Variable>[], queryRunner?:
             return newVariable
         })
 
+        // Filter out variables with type "runtime"
+        if (appServer.identityManager.getPlatformType() === Platform.CLOUD)
+            prepVariables = prepVariables.filter((variable) => variable.type !== 'runtime')
+
         // step 4 - transactional insert array of entities
         const insertResponse = await repository.insert(prepVariables)
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/views/variables/AddEditVariableDialog.jsx b/packages/ui/src/views/variables/AddEditVariableDialog.jsx
index 9647ffc04..dd82c7560 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/views/variables/AddEditVariableDialog.jsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/views/variables/AddEditVariableDialog.jsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const AddEditVariableDialog = ({ show, dialogProps, onCancel, onConfirm, setErro
             if (setError) setError(err)
             enqueueSnackbar({
                 message: `Failed to add new Variable: ${
-                    typeof error.response.data === 'object' ? error.response.data.message : error.response.data
+                    typeof err.response.data === 'object' ? err.response.data.message : err.response.data
                 }`,
                 options: {
                     key: new Date().getTime() + Math.random(),
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ const AddEditVariableDialog = ({ show, dialogProps, onCancel, onConfirm, setErro
                 })
                 onConfirm(saveResp.data.id)
             }
-        } catch (error) {
+        } catch (err) {
             if (setError) setError(err)
             enqueueSnackbar({
                 message: `Failed to save Variable: ${
-                    typeof error.response.data === 'object' ? error.response.data.message : error.response.data
+                    typeof err.response.data === 'object' ? err.response.data.message : err.response.data
                 }`,
                 options: {
                     key: new Date().getTime() + Math.random(),