diff --git a/pkg/cli/workflows.go b/pkg/cli/workflows.go
index e721eec2fc..3bd320b518 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/workflows.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/workflows.go
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ func getMarkdownWorkflowFiles(workflowDir string) ([]string, error) {
 func fastParseTitle(content string) (string, error) {
 	firstLine := true
 	inFrontmatter := false
-	pastFrontmatter := false
 	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(content, "\n") {
 		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
 		if firstLine {
@@ -301,21 +300,19 @@ func fastParseTitle(content string) (string, error) {
 				inFrontmatter = true
 				continue
 			}
-			// No frontmatter on first line; treat the entire file as markdown.
-			pastFrontmatter = true
-		} else if inFrontmatter && !pastFrontmatter {
+		} else if inFrontmatter {
 			if trimmed == "---" {
-				pastFrontmatter = true
+				inFrontmatter = false
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		if pastFrontmatter && strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "# ") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "# ") {
 			return strings.TrimSpace(trimmed[2:]), nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Unclosed frontmatter is an error (consistent with ExtractFrontmatterFromContent).
-	if inFrontmatter && !pastFrontmatter {
+	if inFrontmatter {
 		return "", errors.New("frontmatter not properly closed")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/compiler_error_formatter.go b/pkg/workflow/compiler_error_formatter.go
index b5b64b678a..fdcf0167e2 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/compiler_error_formatter.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/compiler_error_formatter.go
@@ -20,29 +20,16 @@ type wrappedCompilerError struct {
 func (e *wrappedCompilerError) Error() string { return e.formatted }
 func (e *wrappedCompilerError) Unwrap() error { return e.cause }
 
-// formatCompilerError creates a formatted compiler error message with optional error wrapping.
-// It always uses line:1, column:1 so IDE tooling can navigate to the file even when a
-// specific source position is unavailable.
+// formatCompilerError creates a formatted compiler error at line 1, column 1.
+// Use this when the exact source position is unknown; IDE tooling can still navigate to the file.
+// Use formatCompilerErrorWithPosition when a specific line/column is available.
 //
 // filePath: the file path to include in the error (typically markdownPath or lockFile)
 // errType: the error type ("error" or "warning")
 // message: the error message text
 // cause: optional underlying error to wrap (use nil for validation errors)
 func formatCompilerError(filePath string, errType string, message string, cause error) error {
-	compilerErrorLog.Printf("Formatting compiler error: file=%s, type=%s, message=%s", filePath, errType, message)
-	formattedErr := console.FormatError(console.CompilerError{
-		Position: console.ErrorPosition{
-			File:   filePath,
-			Line:   1,
-			Column: 1,
-		},
-		Type:    errType,
-		Message: message,
-	})
-
-	// Always return a *wrappedCompilerError so isFormattedCompilerError can detect it.
-	// cause may be nil for validation errors that have no underlying cause.
-	return &wrappedCompilerError{formatted: formattedErr, cause: cause}
+	return formatCompilerErrorWithPosition(filePath, 1, 1, errType, message, cause)
 }
 
 // isFormattedCompilerError reports whether err is already a console-formatted compiler error