diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/api.py b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/api.py
index eb61dba0b..353a18189 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/api.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/api.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# TODO(suquark): Update the storage interface (e.g., passing it through
+# context instead of argument).
+
 
 def step(func: types.FunctionType) -> WorkflowStepFunction:
     """A decorator used for creating workflow steps.
diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/common.py b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/common.py
index 54bf18fa8..c5e9a2e2e 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/common.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/common.py
@@ -205,6 +205,6 @@ class Workflow:
             storage: The external storage URL or a custom storage class. If not
                 specified, ``/tmp/ray/workflow_data`` will be used.
         """
-        # avoid cyclic importing
+        # TODO(suquark): avoid cyclic importing
         from ray.experimental.workflow.execution import run
         return run(self, storage, workflow_id)
diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/execution.py b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/execution.py
index 2b4b9dd11..d91f25e26 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/execution.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/execution.py
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ from typing import Union, Optional
 
 import ray
 
-from ray.experimental.workflow import workflow_context
+from ray.experimental.workflow import workflow_storage
 from ray.experimental.workflow.common import Workflow
-from ray.experimental.workflow.step_executor import commit_step
-from ray.experimental.workflow.storage import (
-    Storage, create_storage, get_global_storage, set_global_storage)
+from ray.experimental.workflow.storage import (Storage, create_storage,
+                                               get_global_storage)
 from ray.experimental.workflow.workflow_access import (
     MANAGEMENT_ACTOR_NAME, flatten_workflow_output,
     get_or_create_management_actor)
+from ray.experimental.workflow.step_executor import commit_step
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@ def _is_anonymous_namespace():
     return bool(match)
 
 
+def _get_storage(storage: Optional[Union[str, Storage]]) -> Storage:
+    if storage is None:
+        return get_global_storage()
+    elif isinstance(storage, str):
+        return create_storage(storage)
+    elif isinstance(storage, Storage):
+        return storage
+    else:
+        raise TypeError("'storage' should be None, str, or Storage type.")
+
+
+def _get_storage_url(storage: Optional[Union[str, Storage]]) -> str:
+    if storage is None:
+        return get_global_storage().storage_url
+    elif isinstance(storage, str):
+        return storage
+    elif isinstance(storage, Storage):
+        return storage.storage_url
+    else:
+        raise TypeError("'storage' should be None, str, or Storage type.")
+
+
 def run(entry_workflow: Workflow,
         storage: Optional[Union[str, Storage]] = None,
         workflow_id: Optional[str] = None) -> ray.ObjectRef:
@@ -38,28 +60,21 @@ def run(entry_workflow: Workflow,
     if workflow_id is None:
         # Workflow ID format: {Entry workflow UUID}.{Unix time to nanoseconds}
         workflow_id = f"{entry_workflow.id}.{time.time():.9f}"
-    if isinstance(storage, str):
-        set_global_storage(create_storage(storage))
-    elif isinstance(storage, Storage):
-        set_global_storage(storage)
-    elif storage is not None:
-        raise TypeError("'storage' should be None, str, or Storage type.")
-    storage_url = get_global_storage().storage_url
+    store = _get_storage(storage)
     logger.info(f"Workflow job created. [id=\"{workflow_id}\", storage_url="
-                f"\"{storage_url}\"].")
-    try:
-        workflow_context.init_workflow_step_context(workflow_id, storage_url)
-        commit_step(entry_workflow)
-        actor = get_or_create_management_actor()
-        # NOTE: It is important to 'ray.get' the returned output. This
-        # ensures caller of 'run()' holds the reference to the workflow
-        # result. Otherwise if the actor removes the reference of the
-        # workflow output, the caller may fail to resolve the result.
-        output = ray.get(actor.run_or_resume.remote(workflow_id, storage_url))
-        direct_output = flatten_workflow_output(workflow_id, output)
-    finally:
-        workflow_context.set_workflow_step_context(None)
-    return direct_output
+                f"\"{store.storage_url}\"].")
+
+    # checkpoint the workflow
+    ws = workflow_storage.WorkflowStorage(workflow_id, store)
+    commit_step(ws, "", entry_workflow)
+    workflow_manager = get_or_create_management_actor()
+    # NOTE: It is important to 'ray.get' the returned output. This
+    # ensures caller of 'run()' holds the reference to the workflow
+    # result. Otherwise if the actor removes the reference of the
+    # workflow output, the caller may fail to resolve the result.
+    output = ray.get(
+        workflow_manager.run_or_resume.remote(workflow_id, store.storage_url))
+    return flatten_workflow_output(workflow_id, output)
 
 
 # TODO(suquark): support recovery with ObjectRef inputs.
@@ -74,23 +89,16 @@ def resume(workflow_id: str,
         raise ValueError("Must use a namespace in 'ray.init()' to access "
                          "workflows properly. Current namespace seems to "
                          "be anonymous.")
-    if isinstance(storage, str):
-        store = create_storage(storage)
-    elif isinstance(storage, Storage):
-        store = storage
-    elif storage is None:
-        store = get_global_storage()
-    else:
-        raise TypeError("'storage' should be None, str, or Storage type.")
+    storage_url = _get_storage_url(storage)
     logger.info(f"Resuming workflow [id=\"{workflow_id}\", storage_url="
-                f"\"{store.storage_url}\"].")
-    actor = get_or_create_management_actor()
+                f"\"{storage_url}\"].")
+    workflow_manager = get_or_create_management_actor()
     # NOTE: It is important to 'ray.get' the returned output. This
     # ensures caller of 'run()' holds the reference to the workflow
     # result. Otherwise if the actor removes the reference of the
     # workflow output, the caller may fail to resolve the result.
     output = ray.get(
-        actor.run_or_resume.remote(workflow_id, store.storage_url))
+        workflow_manager.run_or_resume.remote(workflow_id, storage_url))
     direct_output = flatten_workflow_output(workflow_id, output)
     logger.info(f"Workflow job {workflow_id} resumed.")
     return direct_output
diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/step_executor.py b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/step_executor.py
index 68bcd0f13..0664e44d0 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/step_executor.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/step_executor.py
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-from typing import List, Tuple, Union, Any, Dict, Callable, Optional
+from typing import (List, Tuple, Any, Dict, Callable, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING,
+                    Union)
 
 import ray
 from ray import ObjectRef
 from ray.experimental.workflow import workflow_context
 from ray.experimental.workflow import serialization_context
-from ray.experimental.workflow.common import (
-    Workflow, StepID, WorkflowOutputType, WorkflowInputTuple)
+from ray.experimental.workflow.common import Workflow
 from ray.experimental.workflow import workflow_storage
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ray.experimental.workflow.common import (StepID, WorkflowOutputType,
+                                                  WorkflowInputTuple)
+
 StepInputTupleToResolve = Tuple[ObjectRef, List[ObjectRef], List[ObjectRef]]
 
 
@@ -122,28 +126,29 @@ def execute_workflow(workflow: Workflow,
     return workflow.execute(outer_most_step_id)
 
 
-def commit_step(ret: Union[Workflow, Any],
+def commit_step(store: workflow_storage.WorkflowStorage,
+                step_id: "StepID",
+                ret: Union[Workflow, Any],
                 outer_most_step_id: Optional[str] = None):
     """Checkpoint the step output.
-
     Args:
-        The returned object of the workflow step.
+        store: The storage the current workflow is using.
+        step_id: The ID of the step.
+        ret: The returned object of the workflow step.
         outer_most_step_id: The ID of the outer most workflow. None if it
             does not exists. See "step_executor.execute_workflow" for detailed
             explanation.
     """
-    store = workflow_storage.WorkflowStorage()
     if isinstance(ret, Workflow):
         store.save_subworkflow(ret)
-    step_id = workflow_context.get_current_step_id()
     store.save_step_output(step_id, ret, outer_most_step_id)
 
 
 @ray.remote
 def _workflow_step_executor(
         func: Callable, context: workflow_context.WorkflowStepContext,
-        step_id: StepID, step_inputs: StepInputTupleToResolve,
-        outer_most_step_id: StepID) -> Any:
+        step_id: "StepID", step_inputs: "StepInputTupleToResolve",
+        outer_most_step_id: "StepID") -> Any:
     """Executor function for workflow step.
 
     Args:
@@ -166,16 +171,18 @@ def _workflow_step_executor(
     # Running the actual step function
     ret = func(*args, **kwargs)
     # Save workflow output
-    commit_step(ret, outer_most_step_id)
+    store = workflow_storage.WorkflowStorage()
+    commit_step(store, step_id, ret, outer_most_step_id)
     if isinstance(ret, Workflow):
         # execute sub-workflow
         return execute_workflow(ret, outer_most_step_id)
     return ret
 
 
-def execute_workflow_step(step_func: Callable, step_id: StepID,
-                          step_inputs: WorkflowInputTuple,
-                          outer_most_step_id: StepID) -> WorkflowOutputType:
+def execute_workflow_step(
+        step_func: Callable, step_id: "StepID",
+        step_inputs: "WorkflowInputTuple",
+        outer_most_step_id: "StepID") -> "WorkflowOutputType":
     return _workflow_step_executor.remote(
         step_func, workflow_context.get_workflow_step_context(), step_id,
         step_inputs, outer_most_step_id)
diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/tests/test_recovery.py b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/tests/test_recovery.py
index 3f1b18efc..4f71bcd89 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/tests/test_recovery.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/tests/test_recovery.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import subprocess
+import shutil
+import tempfile
 import time
 
 from ray.tests.conftest import *  # noqa
@@ -161,3 +163,26 @@ def test_shortcut(ray_start_regular):
     store = workflow_storage.WorkflowStorage("shortcut")
     step_id = store.get_entrypoint_step_id()
     assert store.inspect_step(step_id).output_object_valid
+
+
+@workflow.step
+def constant_1():
+    return 271828
+
+
+@workflow.step
+def constant_2():
+    return 31416
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "ray_start_regular", [{
+        "namespace": "workflow"
+    }], indirect=True)
+def test_resume_different_storage(ray_start_regular):
+    constant_1.step().run(workflow_id="const")
+    tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    constant_2.step().run(workflow_id="const", storage=tmp_dir)
+    assert ray.get(workflow.resume(workflow_id="const",
+                                   storage=tmp_dir)) == 31416
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir)
diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/virtual_actor_class.py b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/virtual_actor_class.py
index 1c45b36f4..544c784fa 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/virtual_actor_class.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/virtual_actor_class.py
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ class VirtualActor:
         """Return a future. If 'ray.get()' it successfully, then the actor
         is fully initialized."""
         # TODO(suquark): should ray.get(xxx.ready()) always be true?
-        actor = get_or_create_management_actor()
+        workflow_manager = get_or_create_management_actor()
         return ray.get(
-            actor.actor_ready.remote(self._actor_id,
-                                     self._storage.storage_url))
+            workflow_manager.actor_ready.remote(self._actor_id,
+                                                self._storage.storage_url))
 
     def __getattr__(self, item):
         if item in self._metadata.signatures:
diff --git a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/workflow_context.py b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/workflow_context.py
index a870259e7..8ec6de57e 100644
--- a/python/ray/experimental/workflow/workflow_context.py
+++ b/python/ray/experimental/workflow/workflow_context.py
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ def update_workflow_step_context(context: Optional[WorkflowStepContext],
     global _context
     _context = context
     _context.workflow_scope.append(step_id)
+    # avoid cyclic import
+    from ray.experimental.workflow import storage
+    # TODO(suquark): [optimization] if the original storage has the same URL,
+    # skip creating the new one
+    storage.set_global_storage(storage.create_storage(context.storage_url))
 
 
 def get_current_step_id() -> str: