diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
index 0ab933d925..6b57fe3d18 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
@@ -108,7 +108,13 @@
   /****************************************************/
 
   const getInputData = (testData, blockInputs) => {
-    let newInputData = cloneDeep(testData || blockInputs)
+    // Test data is not cloned for reactivity
+    let newInputData = testData || cloneDeep(blockInputs)
+
+    // Ensures the app action fields are populated
+    if (block.event === "app:trigger" && !newInputData?.fields) {
+      newInputData = cloneDeep(blockInputs)
+    }
 
     /**
      * TODO - Remove after November 2023