diff --git a/slate/slate.py b/slate/slate.py
index 025df8d..debfc03 100644
--- a/slate/slate.py
+++ b/slate/slate.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Slate():
 
     def _run_single(self, orig_config, rep_ids, p_ind):
         print(f'[P{p_ind}] I will work on reps {rep_ids}')
-        runnerName, wandbC = self.consume(orig_config, 'runner'), self.consume(orig_config, 'wandb', {})
+        runnerName, wandbC = self.consume(orig_config, 'runner'), self.consume(orig_config, 'wandb', {}, expand=True)
         project = self.consume(wandbC, 'project')
 
         runner = self.runners[runnerName]
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class Slate():
         orig_config = config
 
     def _run_from_sweep(self, orig_config, p_ind):
-        runnerName, wandbC = self.consume(orig_config, 'runner'), self.consume(orig_config, 'wandb', {})
+        runnerName, wandbC = self.consume(orig_config, 'runner'), self.consume(orig_config, 'wandb', {}, expand=True)
         project = self.consume(wandbC, 'project')
 
         runner = self.runners[runnerName]