diff --git a/netbox/extras/models/models.py b/netbox/extras/models/models.py
index 46ddc6d39..0e59c74e7 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/models/models.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/models/models.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class EventRule(CustomFieldsMixin, ExportTemplatesMixin, TagsMixin, ChangeLogged
         Render Script Data, if defined. Otherwise, jump the context as a JSON object.
         """
         if self.action_data:
-            return render_jinja2(str(self.action_data), context)
+            return render_jinja2(json.dumps(self.action_data), context)
         else:
             return json.dumps(context, cls=JSONEncoder)
 
diff --git a/netbox/extras/scripts.py b/netbox/extras/scripts.py
index f28465547..fa92acfe1 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/scripts.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/scripts.py
@@ -488,6 +488,12 @@ def run_script(data, job, request=None, commit=True, **kwargs):
     module = ScriptModule.objects.get(pk=job.object_id)
     script = module.scripts.get(job.name)()
 
+    if isinstance(data, str):
+        data = json.loads(data)
+        form = script.as_form(data)
+        if  form.is_valid():
+            data = form.cleaned_data
+
     logger = logging.getLogger(f"netbox.scripts.{script.full_name}")
     logger.info(f"Running script (commit={commit})")