diff --git a/cylc/flow/scripts/install.py b/cylc/flow/scripts/install.py
index f58fcc542f4..d44908ca626 100755
--- a/cylc/flow/scripts/install.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/scripts/install.py
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ def install_cli(
     reg: Optional[str] = None
 ) -> str:
     """Install workflow and scan for already-running instances."""
-    wf_name = install(opts, reg)
+    wf_name, wf_id = install(opts, reg)
     asyncio.run(
         scan(wf_name, not opts.no_ping)
     )
-    return wf_name
+    return wf_name, wf_id
 
 
 def install(
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def install(
     elif opts.symlink_dirs:
         cli_symdirs = parse_cli_sym_dirs(opts.symlink_dirs)
 
-    source_dir, rundir, workflow_name = install_workflow(
+    source_dir, rundir, workflow_name, workflow_id = install_workflow(
         source=source,
         workflow_name=opts.workflow_name,
         run_name=opts.run_name,
@@ -331,4 +331,5 @@ def install(
                 entry_point.name,
                 exc
             ) from None
-    return workflow_name
+
+    return workflow_name, workflow_id
diff --git a/cylc/flow/scripts/validate_install_play.py b/cylc/flow/scripts/validate_install_play.py
index 25f6e805b5e..655d101a369 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/scripts/validate_install_play.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/scripts/validate_install_play.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def main(parser: COP, options: 'Values', workflow_id: Optional[str] = None):
     validate_main(parser, options, str(source))
 
     log_subcommand('install', source)
-    workflow_id = cylc_install(options, workflow_id)
+    _, workflow_id = cylc_install(options, workflow_id)
 
     cleanup_sysargv(
         'play',
diff --git a/cylc/flow/workflow_files.py b/cylc/flow/workflow_files.py
index 3667206812d..398561ec79b 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/workflow_files.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/workflow_files.py
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ def install_workflow(
     install_log.info(f'INSTALLED {named_run} from {source}')
     print(f'INSTALLED {named_run} from {source}')
     close_log(install_log)
-    return source, rundir, named_run
+    return source, rundir, workflow_name, named_run
 
 
 def get_run_dir_info(