diff --git a/src/py/flwr/superexec/deployment.py b/src/py/flwr/superexec/deployment.py
index 6f931e81eefa..d117f280b38d 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/superexec/deployment.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/superexec/deployment.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from logging import ERROR, INFO
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from typing_extensions import override
 
@@ -53,18 +53,29 @@ def _connect(self) -> None:
             )
             self.stub = DriverStub(channel)
 
-    def _create_run(self, fab_id: str, fab_version: str) -> int:
+    def _create_run(
+        self,
+        fab_id: str,
+        fab_version: str,
+        override_config: Dict[str, str],
+    ) -> int:
         if self.stub is None:
             self._connect()
 
         assert self.stub is not None
 
-        req = CreateRunRequest(fab_id=fab_id, fab_version=fab_version)
+        req = CreateRunRequest(
+            fab_id=fab_id,
+            fab_version=fab_version,
+            override_config=override_config,
+        )
         res = self.stub.CreateRun(request=req)
         return int(res.run_id)
 
     @override
-    def start_run(self, fab_file: bytes) -> Optional[RunTracker]:
+    def start_run(
+        self, fab_file: bytes, override_config: Dict[str, str]
+    ) -> Optional[RunTracker]:
         """Start run using the Flower Deployment Engine."""
         try:
             # Install FAB to flwr dir
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ def start_run(self, fab_file: bytes) -> Optional[RunTracker]:
             )
 
             # Call SuperLink to create run
-            run_id: int = self._create_run(fab_id, fab_version)
+            run_id: int = self._create_run(fab_id, fab_version, override_config)
             log(INFO, "Created run %s", str(run_id))
 
             # Start ServerApp
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer.py b/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer.py
index e5ef2bd59a79..61a7bc289af3 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def StartRun(
         """Create run ID."""
         log(INFO, "ExecServicer.StartRun")
 
-        run = self.executor.start_run(request.fab_file)
+        run = self.executor.start_run(
+            request.fab_file,
+            dict(request.override_config.items()),
+        )
 
         if run is None:
             log(ERROR, "Executor failed to start run")
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer_test.py b/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer_test.py
index 41f67b74c48b..edc91df4530e 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer_test.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/superexec/exec_servicer_test.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_start_run() -> None:
         run_res.proc = proc
 
     executor = MagicMock()
-    executor.start_run = lambda _: run_res
+    executor.start_run = lambda _, __: run_res
 
     context_mock = MagicMock()
 
diff --git a/src/py/flwr/superexec/executor.py b/src/py/flwr/superexec/executor.py
index f85ac4c157fc..85b6e5c3e095 100644
--- a/src/py/flwr/superexec/executor.py
+++ b/src/py/flwr/superexec/executor.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from subprocess import Popen
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class Executor(ABC):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def start_run(
-        self,
-        fab_file: bytes,
+        self, fab_file: bytes, override_config: Dict[str, str]
     ) -> Optional[RunTracker]:
         """Start a run using the given Flower FAB ID and version.