diff --git a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ivm.bundle.js b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ivm.bundle.js
index fc49a121a4..5adb19eaf7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ivm.bundle.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ivm.bundle.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-"use strict";var snippets=(()=>{var u=Object.create;var i=Object.defineProperty;var c=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var d=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var m=Object.getPrototypeOf,x=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;var l=(e,n)=>()=>(n||e((n={exports:{}}).exports,n),n.exports),W=(e,n)=>{for(var r in n)i(e,r,{get:n[r],enumerable:!0})},o=(e,n,r,p)=>{if(n&&typeof n=="object"||typeof n=="function")for(let t of d(n))!x.call(e,t)&&t!==r&&i(e,t,{get:()=>n[t],enumerable:!(p=c(n,t))||p.enumerable});return e};var g=(e,n,r)=>(r=e!=null?u(m(e)):{},o(n||!e||!e.__esModule?i(r,"default",{value:e,enumerable:!0}):r,e)),v=e=>o(i({},"__esModule",{value:!0}),e);var a=l((_,f)=>{f.exports.iifeWrapper=e=>`(function(){
+"use strict";var snippets=(()=>{var u=Object.create;var p=Object.defineProperty;var c=Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;var d=Object.getOwnPropertyNames;var m=Object.getPrototypeOf,x=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;var l=(e,n)=>()=>(n||e((n={exports:{}}).exports,n),n.exports),W=(e,n)=>{for(var i in n)p(e,i,{get:n[i],enumerable:!0})},o=(e,n,i,t)=>{if(n&&typeof n=="object"||typeof n=="function")for(let r of d(n))!x.call(e,r)&&r!==i&&p(e,r,{get:()=>n[r],enumerable:!(t=c(n,r))||t.enumerable});return e};var g=(e,n,i)=>(i=e!=null?u(m(e)):{},o(n||!e||!e.__esModule?p(i,"default",{value:e,enumerable:!0}):i,e)),v=e=>o(p({},"__esModule",{value:!0}),e);var a=l((P,f)=>{f.exports.iifeWrapper=e=>`(function(){
 ${e}
-})();`});var y={};W(y,{default:()=>w});var s=g(a()),w=new Proxy({},{get:function(e,n){let r=($("snippets")||[]).find(p=>p.name===n);return[eval][0]((0,s.iifeWrapper)(r.code))}});return v(y);})();
+})();`});var y={};W(y,{default:()=>w});var s=g(a()),w=new Proxy({},{get:function(e,n){let i=(snippetDefinitions||[]).find(t=>t.name===n);return[eval][0]((0,s.iifeWrapper)(i.code))}});return v(y);})();
diff --git a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ts b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ts
index 861bacaec5..f473aaf7b4 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/bundles/snippets.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ export default new Proxy(
   {},
   {
     get: function (_, name) {
-      // Get snippet definitions from global context, get the correct snippet
-      // then eval the JS. This will error if the snippet doesn't exist, but
-      // that's intended.
+      // Snippet definitions are injected to the isolate global scope before
+      // this bundle is loaded, so we can access it from there.
       // https://esbuild.github.io/content-types/#direct-eval for info on why
       // eval is being called this way.
       // @ts-ignore
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-      const snippet = ($("snippets") || []).find(x => x.name === name)
+      const snippet = (snippetDefinitions || []).find(x => x.name === name)
       return [eval][0](iifeWrapper(snippet.code))
     },
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/index.ts b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/index.ts
index 67aaffae7f..d97fa4cc94 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/index.ts
@@ -8,29 +8,48 @@ import {
 import { context, logging } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import tracer from "dd-trace"
 import { IsolatedVM } from "./vm"
+import { App, DocumentType, Snippet, VM } from "@budibase/types"
+
+async function getIsolate(ctx: any): Promise<VM> {
+  // Reuse the existing isolate if one exists
+  if (ctx?.vm) {
+    return ctx.vm
+  }
+
+  // Get snippets to build into new isolate, if inside app context
+  let snippets: Snippet[] | undefined
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
+  if (db) {
+    console.log("READ APP METADATA")
+    const app = await db.get<App>(DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
+    snippets = app.snippets
+  }
+
+  // Build a new isolate
+  return new IsolatedVM({
+    memoryLimit: env.JS_RUNNER_MEMORY_LIMIT,
+    invocationTimeout: env.JS_PER_INVOCATION_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    isolateAccumulatedTimeout: env.JS_PER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  })
+    .withHelpers()
+    .withSnippets(snippets)
+}
 
 export function init() {
   setJSRunner((js: string, ctx: Record<string, any>) => {
-    return tracer.trace("runJS", {}, span => {
+    return tracer.trace("runJS", {}, async span => {
       try {
+        // Reuse an existing isolate from context, or make a new one
         const bbCtx = context.getCurrentContext()
-
-        const vm = bbCtx?.vm
-          ? bbCtx.vm
-          : new IsolatedVM({
-              memoryLimit: env.JS_RUNNER_MEMORY_LIMIT,
-              invocationTimeout: env.JS_PER_INVOCATION_TIMEOUT_MS,
-              isolateAccumulatedTimeout: env.JS_PER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
-            })
-              .withHelpers()
-              .withSnippets()
-
+        const vm = await getIsolate(bbCtx)
         if (bbCtx) {
-          // If we have a context, we want to persist it to reuse the isolate
           bbCtx.vm = vm
         }
+
+        // Strip helpers (an array) and snippets (a proxy isntance) as these
+        // will not survive the isolated-vm barrier
         const { helpers, snippets, ...rest } = ctx
-        return vm.withContext(rest, () => vm.execute(js))
+        return vm.withContext(rest, () => vm!.execute(js))
       } catch (error: any) {
         if (error.message === "Script execution timed out.") {
           throw new JsErrorTimeout()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/vm/isolated-vm.ts b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/vm/isolated-vm.ts
index fb45abf5df..f18888895f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/jsRunner/vm/isolated-vm.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/jsRunner/vm/isolated-vm.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import crypto from "crypto"
 import querystring from "querystring"
 
 import { BundleType, loadBundle } from "../bundles"
-import { VM } from "@budibase/types"
+import { Snippet, VM } from "@budibase/types"
 import { iifeWrapper } from "@budibase/string-templates"
 import environment from "../../environment"
 
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@ export class IsolatedVM implements VM {
     return this
   }
 
-  withSnippets() {
+  withSnippets(snippets?: Snippet[]) {
     const snippetsSource = loadBundle(BundleType.SNIPPETS)
-    const script = this.isolate.compileScriptSync(
-      `${snippetsSource};snippets=snippets.default;`
-    )
+    const script = this.isolate.compileScriptSync(`
+      const snippetDefinitions = ${JSON.stringify(snippets || [])};
+      ${snippetsSource};
+      snippets = snippets.default;
+    `)
     script.runSync(this.vm, { timeout: this.invocationTimeout, release: false })
     new Promise(() => {
       script.release()
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
index ae4f3fa6da..3b7f481253 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { User, Document, Plugin } from "../"
+import { User, Document, Plugin, Snippet } from "../"
 import { SocketSession } from "../../sdk"
 
 export type AppMetadataErrors = { [key: string]: string[] }
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface App extends Document {
   automations?: AutomationSettings
   usedPlugins?: Plugin[]
   upgradableVersion?: string
+  snippets?: Snippet[]
 }
 
 export interface AppInstance {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts
index b81c9e36ac..a58b708de3 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ export * from "./backup"
 export * from "./webhook"
 export * from "./links"
 export * from "./component"
+export * from "./snippet"
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/snippet.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/snippet.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b8433b32e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/snippet.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export interface Snippet {
+  name: string
+  code: string
+}