Enable Trigger Event for that J2B element and then use that trigger event to run your step 2 instead.
The issue is timing. You’re sending an empty value because the J2B element has not received the value. After the first click you’ll be able to see in the debugger that it does have the value. Using the Trigger Event ensures that the J2B value has received it’s values first before continuing the WF.
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