diff --git a/workflow/cli/run.py b/workflow/cli/run.py
index bbb5f5f..7339c44 100644
--- a/workflow/cli/run.py
+++ b/workflow/cli/run.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Fetch and process Work using any method compatible with Tasks API."""
 
-
 import platform
 import signal
 import time
@@ -272,9 +271,7 @@ def attempt(
 
         # Get work from the workflow backend
         try:
-            work = Work.withdraw(
-                pipeline=bucket, site=site, tags=tags, parent=parent
-            )
+            work = Work.withdraw(pipeline=bucket, site=site, tags=tags, parent=parent)
         except Exception as error:
             logger.exception(error)
 
@@ -314,7 +311,7 @@ def attempt(
                 ]
             if any(work.notify.slack.dict().values()) and work.plots:
                 work.plots = [f"<{product_url}{plot}|{plot}>" for plot in work.plots]
-            work.update(**kwargs)  # type: ignore
+            work.update()  # type: ignore
             logger.info("work completed: ✅")
         unset_tag()
         return status
diff --git a/workflow/definitions/work.py b/workflow/definitions/work.py
index 0788282..1a85275 100644
--- a/workflow/definitions/work.py
+++ b/workflow/definitions/work.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def post_model_validation(self) -> "Work":
             Work: The current work object.
         """
         # Validate if the site provided is allowed in the workspace.
-        config: Dict[str, Any] = read.workspace(self.workspace.as_posix())
+        config: Dict[str, Any] = read.workspace(self.workspace)
         sites: List[str] = config.get("sites", [])
         if self.site not in sites:
             error = (