diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collection-watcher.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collection-watcher.js
index 52a2998aa..ec2aae053 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collection-watcher.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collection-watcher.js
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ const change = async (win, pathname, collectionUid, collectionPath) => {
       const fileStats = fs.statSync(pathname);
 
       if (fileStats.size >= MAX_FILE_SIZE && format === 'bru') {
-        file.data = await parseLargeRequestWithRedaction(content);
+        file.data = await parseLargeRequestWithRedaction(content, 'bru');
       } else {
         file.data = await parseRequest(content, { format });
       }
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 2df3710fb..ca33120ce 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -382,14 +382,14 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {
   });
 
   // Helper: Parse file content based on scope type
-  const parseFileByType = async (fileContent, scopeType) => {
+  const parseFileByType = async (fileContent, scopeType, format) => {
     switch (scopeType) {
       case 'request':
-        return await parseRequestViaWorker(fileContent);
+        return await parseRequestViaWorker(fileContent, { format });
       case 'folder':
-        return parseFolder(fileContent);
+        return parseFolder(fileContent, { format });
       case 'collection':
-        return parseCollection(fileContent);
+        return parseCollection(fileContent, { format });
       default:
         throw new Error(`Invalid scope type: ${scopeType}`);
     }
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {
 
       // Read and parse the file
       const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(pathname, 'utf8');
-      const parsedData = await parseFileByType(fileContent, scopeType);
+      const parsedData = await parseFileByType(fileContent, scopeType, format);
 
       // Update the specific variable or create it if it doesn't exist
       const varsPath = 'request.vars.req';
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {
         file.size = sizeInMB(fileStats?.size);
         hydrateRequestWithUuid(file.data, pathname);
         mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-tree-updated', 'addFile', file);
-        file.data = await parseRequestViaWorker(bruContent);
+        file.data = await parseRequestViaWorker(bruContent, { format: 'bru' });
         file.partial = false;
         file.loading = true;
         file.size = sizeInMB(fileStats?.size);
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher) => {
       await mainWindow.webContents.send('main:collection-tree-updated', 'addFile', file);
 
       try {
-        const parsedData = await parseLargeRequestWithRedaction(bruContent);
+        const parsedData = await parseLargeRequestWithRedaction(bruContent, 'bru');
 
         file.data = parsedData;
         file.loading = false;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/parse.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/parse.js
index d8aacfa5a..415da26a3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/parse.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/parse.js
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ const { parseRequestAndRedactBody, parseRequestViaWorker } = require('@usebruno/
  * Parses a large BRU request string by redacting body blocks, parsing the remainder,
  * and then reinserting extracted body content into the parsed structure.
  * @param {string} bruContent
+ * @param {string} format - Collection format, defaults to 'bru'
  * @returns {Promise<any>} parsed request JSON
  */
-async function parseLargeRequestWithRedaction(bruContent) {
-  const { bruFileStringWithRedactedBody, extractedBodyContent } = parseRequestAndRedactBody(bruContent);
-  const parsedData = await parseRequestViaWorker(bruFileStringWithRedactedBody);
+async function parseLargeRequestWithRedaction(bruContent, format = 'bru') {
+  const { bruFileStringWithRedactedBody, extractedBodyContent } = parseRequestAndRedactBody(bruContent, { format });
+  const parsedData = await parseRequestViaWorker(bruFileStringWithRedactedBody, { format });
 
   if (!parsedData.request) {
     parsedData.request = {};