diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/javascript.js b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/javascript.js
index 76ef19ef2e..26c2753295 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/javascript.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/helpers/javascript.js
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ module.exports.processJS = (handlebars, context) => {
     // Our $ context function gets a value from context.
     // We clone the context to avoid mutation in the binding affecting real
     // app context.
+    const clonedContext = cloneDeep(context)
     const sandboxContext = {
-      $: path => getContextValue(path, cloneDeep(context)),
+      $: path => getContextValue(path, clonedContext),
       helpers: getJsHelperList(),
 
       // Proxy to evaluate snippets when running in the browser