diff --git a/src/ensemble_scheduler/ensemble_scheduler.cc b/src/ensemble_scheduler/ensemble_scheduler.cc
index da5806d33..a16044062 100644
--- a/src/ensemble_scheduler/ensemble_scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/ensemble_scheduler/ensemble_scheduler.cc
@@ -646,8 +646,9 @@ EnsembleContext::ConsumeResponse(const std::unique_ptr<Step>& completed_step)
   if (response != nullptr) {
     RETURN_IF_TRITONSERVER_ERROR(TRITONSERVER_InferenceResponseError(response));
     uint32_t count;
+    bool parameter_override = false;
     InferenceRequest::SequenceId correlation_id = step_ptr->correlation_id_;
-    uint32_t flags = step_ptr->flags_;
+    uint32_t flags = 0;
     RETURN_IF_TRITONSERVER_ERROR(
         TRITONSERVER_InferenceResponseParameterCount(response, &count));
     for (uint32_t idx = 0; idx < count; idx++) {
@@ -661,10 +662,12 @@ EnsembleContext::ConsumeResponse(const std::unique_ptr<Step>& completed_step)
           case TRITONSERVER_PARAMETER_INT:
             correlation_id = InferenceRequest::SequenceId(
                 *reinterpret_cast<const uint64_t*>(vvalue));
+            parameter_override = true;
             break;
           case TRITONSERVER_PARAMETER_STRING:
             correlation_id = InferenceRequest::SequenceId(
                 std::string(*reinterpret_cast<const char* const*>(vvalue)));
+            parameter_override = true;
             break;
           default:
             RETURN_IF_TRITONSERVER_ERROR(TRITONSERVER_ErrorNew(
@@ -683,6 +686,7 @@ EnsembleContext::ConsumeResponse(const std::unique_ptr<Step>& completed_step)
           if (*reinterpret_cast<const bool*>(vvalue)) {
             flags |= TRITONSERVER_REQUEST_FLAG_SEQUENCE_START;
           }
+          parameter_override = true;
         }
       } else if (!strcmp(name, "sequence_end")) {
         if (type != TRITONSERVER_PARAMETER_BOOL) {
@@ -694,6 +698,7 @@ EnsembleContext::ConsumeResponse(const std::unique_ptr<Step>& completed_step)
           if (*reinterpret_cast<const bool*>(vvalue)) {
             flags |= TRITONSERVER_REQUEST_FLAG_SEQUENCE_END;
           }
+          parameter_override = true;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -740,9 +745,16 @@ EnsembleContext::ConsumeResponse(const std::unique_ptr<Step>& completed_step)
         }
 
         auto& tensor_data = tensor_data_[it->second];
-        step_ptr->updated_tensors_.emplace(
-            it->second,
-            tensor_data.AddTensor(std::move(tensor), correlation_id, flags));
+        if (parameter_override) {
+          step_ptr->updated_tensors_.emplace(
+              it->second,
+              tensor_data.AddTensor(std::move(tensor), correlation_id, flags));
+        } else {
+          step_ptr->updated_tensors_.emplace(
+              it->second, tensor_data.AddTensor(
+                              std::move(tensor), step_ptr->correlation_id_,
+                              step_ptr->flags_));
+        }
 
         output_to_tensor.erase(it);
       } else {