diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/TestDataModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/TestDataModal.svelte
index c2890c50c1..914fcd2f62 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/TestDataModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/TestDataModal.svelte
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
     return true
   }
 
-  const memoTestData = memo(parseTestData($selectedAutomation.testData))
-  $: memoTestData.set(parseTestData($selectedAutomation.testData))
+  $: testData = testData || parseTestData($selectedAutomation.testData)
 
   $: {
     // clone the trigger so we're not mutating the reference
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@
   $: isError =
     !isTriggerValid(trigger) ||
     !(trigger.schema.outputs.required || []).every(
-      required => $memoTestData?.[required] || required !== "row"
+      required => testData?.[required] || required !== "row"
     )
 
   function parseTestJSON(e) {
@@ -111,10 +110,10 @@
   }
 
   const testAutomation = async () => {
-    // Ensure $memoTestData reactiveness is processed
+    // Ensure testData reactiveness is processed
     await tick()
     try {
-      await automationStore.actions.test($selectedAutomation, $memoTestData)
+      await automationStore.actions.test($selectedAutomation, testData)
       $automationStore.showTestPanel = true
     } catch (error) {
       notifications.error(error)
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@
   {#if selectedValues}
     <div class="tab-content-padding">
       <AutomationBlockSetup
-        testData={$memoTestData}
+        bind:testData
         {schemaProperties}
         isTestModal
         block={trigger}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
index b422154290..903c1b7863 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
@@ -529,7 +529,15 @@
       row: { "Active": true, "Order Id" : 14, ... }
     })
    */
-  const onChange = Utils.sequential(async update => {
+  const onChange = async update => {
+    if (isTestModal) {
+      testData = update
+    }
+
+    updateAutomation(update)
+  }
+
+  const updateAutomation = Utils.sequential(async update => {
     const request = cloneDeep(update)
     // Process app trigger updates
     if (isTrigger && !isTestModal) {