diff --git a/src/crewai/flow/flow.py b/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
index c31c9ed822..b744ba6add 100644
--- a/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
+++ b/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
@@ -721,6 +721,8 @@ def kickoff(self, inputs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> Any:
                 self._log_flow_event(f"Loading flow state from memory for UUID: {restore_uuid}", color="yellow")
                 # Restore the state
                 self._restore_state(stored_state)
+            else:
+                self._log_flow_event(f"No flow state found for UUID: {restore_uuid}", color="red")
 
             # Apply any additional inputs after restoration
             filtered_inputs = {k: v for k, v in inputs.items() if k != 'id'}
diff --git a/tests/test_flow_persistence.py b/tests/test_flow_persistence.py
index 0d1cfe3c38..b944050a29 100644
--- a/tests/test_flow_persistence.py
+++ b/tests/test_flow_persistence.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 """Test flow state persistence functionality."""
 
 import os
-from typing import Dict, Optional
+from typing import Dict
 
 import pytest
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from crewai.flow.flow import Flow, FlowState, start
+from crewai.flow.flow import Flow, FlowState, start, listen
 from crewai.flow.persistence import persist
 from crewai.flow.persistence.sqlite import SQLiteFlowPersistence
 
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ def test_flow_state_restoration(tmp_path):
 
     # First flow execution to create initial state
     class RestorableFlow(Flow[TestState]):
-        initial_state = TestState
 
         @start()
         @persist(persistence)
         def set_message(self):
-            self.state.message = "Original message"
-            self.state.counter = 42
+            if self.state.message == "":
+                self.state.message = "Original message"
+            if self.state.counter == 0:
+                self.state.counter = 42
 
     # Create and persist initial state
     flow1 = RestorableFlow(persistence=persistence)
@@ -87,11 +88,11 @@ def set_message(self):
     original_uuid = flow1.state.id
 
     # Test case 1: Restore using restore_uuid with field override
-    flow2 = RestorableFlow(
-        persistence=persistence,
-        restore_uuid=original_uuid,
-        counter=43,  # Override counter
-    )
+    flow2 = RestorableFlow(persistence=persistence)
+    flow2.kickoff(inputs={
+        "id": original_uuid,
+        "counter": 43
+    })
 
     # Verify state restoration and selective field override
     assert flow2.state.id == original_uuid
@@ -99,48 +100,17 @@ def set_message(self):
     assert flow2.state.counter == 43  # Overridden
 
     # Test case 2: Restore using kwargs['id']
-    flow3 = RestorableFlow(
-        persistence=persistence,
-        id=original_uuid,
-        message="Updated message",  # Override message
-    )
+    flow3 = RestorableFlow(persistence=persistence)
+    flow3.kickoff(inputs={
+        "id": original_uuid,
+        "message": "Updated message"
+    })
 
     # Verify state restoration and selective field override
     assert flow3.state.id == original_uuid
-    assert flow3.state.counter == 42  # Preserved
+    assert flow3.state.counter == 43  # Preserved
     assert flow3.state.message == "Updated message"  # Overridden
 
-    # Test case 3: Verify error on conflicting IDs
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
-        RestorableFlow(
-            persistence=persistence,
-            restore_uuid=original_uuid,
-            id="different-id",  # Conflict with restore_uuid
-        )
-    assert "Conflicting IDs provided" in str(exc_info.value)
-
-    # Test case 4: Verify error on non-existent restore_uuid
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
-        RestorableFlow(
-            persistence=persistence,
-            restore_uuid="non-existent-uuid",
-        )
-    assert "No state found" in str(exc_info.value)
-
-    # Test case 5: Allow new state creation with kwargs['id']
-    new_uuid = "new-flow-id"
-    flow4 = RestorableFlow(
-        persistence=persistence,
-        id=new_uuid,
-        message="New message",
-        counter=100,
-    )
-
-    # Verify new state creation with provided ID
-    assert flow4.state.id == new_uuid
-    assert flow4.state.message == "New message"
-    assert flow4.state.counter == 100
-
 
 def test_multiple_method_persistence(tmp_path):
     """Test state persistence across multiple method executions."""
@@ -148,48 +118,59 @@ def test_multiple_method_persistence(tmp_path):
     persistence = SQLiteFlowPersistence(db_path)
 
     class MultiStepFlow(Flow[TestState]):
-        initial_state = TestState
-
         @start()
         @persist(persistence)
         def step_1(self):
-            self.state.counter = 1
-            self.state.message = "Step 1"
-
-        @start()
+            if self.state.counter == 1:
+                self.state.counter = 99999
+                self.state.message = "Step 99999"
+            else:
+                self.state.counter = 1
+                self.state.message = "Step 1"
+
+        @listen(step_1)
         @persist(persistence)
         def step_2(self):
-            self.state.counter = 2
-            self.state.message = "Step 2"
+            if self.state.counter == 1:
+                self.state.counter = 2
+                self.state.message = "Step 2"
 
     flow = MultiStepFlow(persistence=persistence)
     flow.kickoff()
 
+    flow2 = MultiStepFlow(persistence=persistence)
+    flow2.kickoff(inputs={"id": flow.state.id})
+
     # Load final state
-    final_state = persistence.load_state(flow.state.id)
+    final_state = flow2.state
     assert final_state is not None
-    assert final_state["counter"] == 2
-    assert final_state["message"] == "Step 2"
-
-
-def test_persistence_error_handling(tmp_path):
-    """Test error handling in persistence operations."""
-    db_path = os.path.join(tmp_path, "test_flows.db")
-    persistence = SQLiteFlowPersistence(db_path)
-
-    class InvalidFlow(Flow[TestState]):
-        # Missing id field in initial state
-        class InvalidState(BaseModel):
-            value: str = ""
-
-        initial_state = InvalidState
+    assert final_state.counter == 2
+    assert final_state.message == "Step 2"
 
+    class NoPersistenceMultiStepFlow(Flow[TestState]):
         @start()
         @persist(persistence)
-        def will_fail(self):
-            self.state.value = "test"
+        def step_1(self):
+            if self.state.counter == 1:
+                self.state.counter = 99999
+                self.state.message = "Step 99999"
+            else:
+                self.state.counter = 1
+                self.state.message = "Step 1"
+
+        @listen(step_1)
+        def step_2(self):
+            if self.state.counter == 1:
+                self.state.counter = 2
+                self.state.message = "Step 2"
+
+    flow = NoPersistenceMultiStepFlow(persistence=persistence)
+    flow.kickoff()
 
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc_info:
-        flow = InvalidFlow(persistence=persistence)
+    flow2 = NoPersistenceMultiStepFlow(persistence=persistence)
+    flow2.kickoff(inputs={"id": flow.state.id})
 
-    assert "must have an 'id' field" in str(exc_info.value)
+    # Load final state
+    final_state = flow2.state
+    assert final_state.counter == 99999
+    assert final_state.message == "Step 99999"