diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 62e09cf209..c7bf7966c6 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
       ]
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c7d3989a2..4c24e0025b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "build": "lerna run build",
     "build:dev": "lerna run prebuild && tsc --build --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
     "release": "lerna publish ${RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE:-patch} --yes --force-publish && yarn release:pro",
-    "release:develop": "lerna publish prerelease --yes --force-publish --dist-tag develop && yarn release:pro:develop",
+    "release:develop": "lerna publish prerelease --yes --force-publish --dist-tag develop --exact && yarn release:pro:develop",
     "release:pro": "bash scripts/pro/release.sh",
     "release:pro:develop": "bash scripts/pro/release.sh develop",
     "restore": "yarn run clean && yarn run bootstrap && yarn run build",
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@
     "install:pro": "bash scripts/pro/install.sh",
     "dep:clean": "yarn clean && yarn bootstrap"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 1fca8c59c2..80ded6d8a0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
   },
   "gitHead": "d1836a898cab3f8ab80ee6d8f42be1a9eed7dcdc"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/logging.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/logging.ts
index 8eda15ac79..3fc79a5fe7 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/logging.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/logging.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,22 @@ export function logAlert(message: string, e?: any) {
   console.error(`bb-alert: ${message} ${errorJson}`)
 }
 
+export function logAlertWithInfo(
+  message: string,
+  db: string,
+  id: string,
+  error: any
+) {
+  message = `${message} - db: ${db} - doc: ${id} - error: `
+  logAlert(message, error)
+}
+
 export function logWarn(message: string) {
   console.warn(`bb-warn: ${message}`)
 }
 
 export default {
   logAlert,
+  logAlertWithInfo,
   logWarn,
 }
diff --git a/packages/bbui/package.json b/packages/bbui/package.json
index d28ba65e46..d8ad85bdc8 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/package.json
+++ b/packages/bbui/package.json
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@
     "svelte-portal": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "d1836a898cab3f8ab80ee6d8f42be1a9eed7dcdc"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/builder/package.json b/packages/builder/package.json
index ca951b0891..2bdf820276 100644
--- a/packages/builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/builder/package.json
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@
     "vite": "^2.1.5"
   },
   "gitHead": "115189f72a850bfb52b65ec61d932531bf327072"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte
index 99c6f251f9..31df2585b8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/AutomationBuilder/FlowChart/FlowItemHeader.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     if (!results) {
       return {}
     }
-    if (results.outputs?.status?.toLowerCase() === "stopped") {
+    const lcStatus = results.outputs?.status?.toLowerCase()
+    if (lcStatus === "stopped" || lcStatus === "stopped_error") {
       return { yellow: true, message: "Stopped" }
     } else if (results.outputs?.success || isTrigger) {
       return { positive: true, message: "Success" }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
index e32669067e..370688e798 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/HistoryDetailsPanel.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-  import { Layout, Icon, ActionButton } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { Layout, Icon, ActionButton, InlineAlert } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import StatusRenderer from "./StatusRenderer.svelte"
   import DateTimeRenderer from "components/common/renderers/DateTimeRenderer.svelte"
   import TestDisplay from "components/automation/AutomationBuilder/TestDisplay.svelte"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   export let history
   export let appId
   export let close
+  const STOPPED_ERROR = "stopped_error"
 
   $: exists = $automationStore.automations?.find(
     auto => auto._id === history?.automationId
@@ -32,6 +33,15 @@
         <Icon name="JourneyVoyager" />
         <div>{history.automationName}</div>
       </div>
+      {#if history.status === STOPPED_ERROR}
+        <div class="cron-error">
+          <InlineAlert
+            type="error"
+            header="CRON automation disabled"
+            message="Fix the error and re-publish your app to re-activate."
+          />
+        </div>
+      {/if}
       <div>
         {#if exists}
           <ActionButton
@@ -87,4 +97,10 @@
     grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
     gap: var(--spacing-s);
   }
+
+  .cron-error {
+    display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte
index 5f71041809..a50932c582 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/portal/overview/automation/StatusRenderer.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   export let value
 
   $: isError = !value || value.toLowerCase() === "error"
-  $: isStopped = value?.toLowerCase() === "stopped"
+  $: isStoppedError = value?.toLowerCase() === "stopped_error"
+  $: isStopped = value?.toLowerCase() === "stopped" || isStoppedError
   $: status = getStatus(isError, isStopped)
 
   function getStatus(error, stopped) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 86d8eceb85..c44e6f9ce8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@
     "eslint": "^7.20.0",
     "renamer": "^4.0.0"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index faf4f8cd2d..bd3927c7cd 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^5.5.4"
   },
   "gitHead": "d1836a898cab3f8ab80ee6d8f42be1a9eed7dcdc"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/package.json b/packages/frontend-core/package.json
index 104b84e47f..4bec0d4398 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/package.json
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "svelte": "^3.46.2"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 5454c5557d..44c87e0975 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -196,4 +196,4 @@
     "oracledb": "5.3.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "d1836a898cab3f8ab80ee6d8f42be1a9eed7dcdc"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/index.ts
index 7c1a093398..e2b66fc936 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import {
   getDevelopmentAppID,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core/db"
 import { DocumentTypes, getAutomationParams } from "../../../db/utils"
-import { disableAllCrons, enableCronTrigger } from "../../../automations/utils"
+import {
+  disableAllCrons,
+  enableCronTrigger,
+  clearMetadata,
+} from "../../../automations/utils"
 import { app as appCache } from "@budibase/backend-core/cache"
 import {
   getAppId,
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ async function initDeployedApp(prodAppId: any) {
       })
     )
   ).rows.map((row: any) => row.doc)
+  await clearMetadata()
   console.log("You have " + automations.length + " automations")
   const promises = []
   console.log("Disabling prod crons..")
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
index e7496fa4b3..168819daa3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe("Run through some parts of the automations system", () => {
   it("should be able to init in builder", async () => {
     await triggers.externalTrigger(basicAutomation(), { a: 1 })
     await wait(100)
-    expect(thread).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(thread.execute).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
   it("should be able to init in prod", async () => {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe("Run through some parts of the automations system", () => {
       }
     })
     await wait(100)
-    expect(thread).toHaveBeenCalledWith(makePartial({
+    expect(thread.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(makePartial({
       data: {
         event: {
           fields: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts
index 906923b2e9..1799b4d74d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/utils.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@ import newid from "../db/newid"
 import { updateEntityMetadata } from "../utilities"
 import { MetadataTypes, WebhookType } from "../constants"
 import { getProdAppID, doWithDB } from "@budibase/backend-core/db"
+import { getAutomationMetadataParams } from "../db/utils"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
-import { getAppDB, getAppId } from "@budibase/backend-core/context"
+import {
+  getAppDB,
+  getAppId,
+  getProdAppDB,
+} from "@budibase/backend-core/context"
 import { tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
+import { Automation } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const WH_STEP_ID = definitions.WEBHOOK.stepId
 const CRON_STEP_ID = definitions.CRON.stepId
@@ -82,6 +88,26 @@ export async function disableAllCrons(appId: any) {
   return Promise.all(promises)
 }
 
+export async function disableCron(jobId: string, jobKey: string) {
+  await queue.removeRepeatableByKey(jobKey)
+  await queue.removeJobs(jobId)
+}
+
+export async function clearMetadata() {
+  const db = getProdAppDB()
+  const automationMetadata = (
+    await db.allDocs(
+      getAutomationMetadataParams({
+        include_docs: true,
+      })
+    )
+  ).rows.map((row: any) => row.doc)
+  for (let metadata of automationMetadata) {
+    metadata._deleted = true
+  }
+  await db.bulkDocs(automationMetadata)
+}
+
 /**
  * This function handles checking of any cron jobs that need to be enabled/updated.
  * @param {string} appId The ID of the app in which we are checking for webhooks
@@ -204,3 +230,30 @@ export async function checkForWebhooks({ oldAuto, newAuto }: any) {
 export async function cleanupAutomations(appId: any) {
   await disableAllCrons(appId)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the supplied automation is of a recurring type.
+ * @param automation The automation to check.
+ * @return {boolean} if it is recurring (cron).
+ */
+export function isRecurring(automation: Automation) {
+  return automation.definition.trigger.stepId === definitions.CRON.stepId
+}
+
+export function isErrorInOutput(output: {
+  steps: { outputs?: { success: boolean } }[]
+}) {
+  let first = true,
+    error = false
+  for (let step of output.steps) {
+    // skip the trigger, its always successful if automation ran
+    if (first) {
+      first = false
+      continue
+    }
+    if (!step.outputs?.success) {
+      error = true
+    }
+  }
+  return error
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
index 3aa5b2fb7b..c002c10f7b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
@@ -208,10 +208,7 @@ exports.AutomationErrors = {
   FAILURE_CONDITION: "FAILURE_CONDITION_MET",
 }
 
-exports.LoopStepTypes = {
-  ARRAY: "Array",
-  STRING: "String",
-}
-
 // pass through the list from the auth/core lib
 exports.ObjectStoreBuckets = ObjectStoreBuckets
+
+exports.MAX_AUTOMATION_RECURRING_ERRORS = 5
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
index 152b0e9d33..8372040723 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const DocumentTypes = {
   METADATA: "metadata",
   MEM_VIEW: "view",
   USER_FLAG: "flag",
+  AUTOMATION_METADATA: "meta_au",
 }
 
 const InternalTables = {
@@ -311,6 +312,21 @@ exports.generateQueryID = datasourceId => {
   }${SEPARATOR}${datasourceId}${SEPARATOR}${newid()}`
 }
 
+/**
+ * Generates a metadata ID for automations, used to track errors in recurring
+ * automations etc.
+ */
+exports.generateAutomationMetadataID = automationId => {
+  return `${DocumentTypes.AUTOMATION_METADATA}${SEPARATOR}${automationId}`
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve all automation metadata in an app database.
+ */
+exports.getAutomationMetadataParams = (otherProps = {}) => {
+  return getDocParams(DocumentTypes.AUTOMATION_METADATA, null, otherProps)
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets parameters for retrieving a query, this is a utility function for the getDocParams function.
  */
diff --git a/packages/server/src/definitions/automations.ts b/packages/server/src/definitions/automations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1ac690bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/definitions/automations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import {
+  Automation,
+  AutomationResults,
+  AutomationStep,
+  Document,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+
+export enum LoopStepTypes {
+  ARRAY = "Array",
+  STRING = "String",
+}
+
+export interface LoopStep extends AutomationStep {
+  inputs: {
+    option: LoopStepTypes
+    [key: string]: any
+  }
+}
+
+export interface LoopInput {
+  binding: string[] | string
+}
+
+export interface TriggerOutput {
+  metadata?: any
+  appId?: string
+  timestamp?: number
+}
+
+export interface AutomationEvent {
+  data: {
+    automation: Automation
+    event: any
+  }
+  opts?: {
+    repeat?: {
+      jobId: string
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export interface AutomationContext extends AutomationResults {
+  steps: any[]
+  trigger: any
+}
+
+export interface AutomationMetadata extends Document {
+  errorCount?: number
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.js b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from packages/server/src/threads/automation.js
rename to packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
index 8880f0cbcb..0b8d2e89bd 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,47 @@
-require("./utils").threadSetup()
-const actions = require("../automations/actions")
-const automationUtils = require("../automations/automationUtils")
-const AutomationEmitter = require("../events/AutomationEmitter")
-const { processObject } = require("@budibase/string-templates")
-const { DocumentTypes } = require("../db/utils")
-const { definitions: triggerDefs } = require("../automations/triggerInfo")
+import { default as threadUtils } from "./utils"
+threadUtils.threadSetup()
+import { isRecurring, disableCron, isErrorInOutput } from "../automations/utils"
+import { default as actions } from "../automations/actions"
+import { default as automationUtils } from "../automations/automationUtils"
+import { default as AutomationEmitter } from "../events/AutomationEmitter"
+import { generateAutomationMetadataID, isProdAppID } from "../db/utils"
+import { definitions as triggerDefs } from "../automations/triggerInfo"
+import { AutomationErrors, MAX_AUTOMATION_RECURRING_ERRORS } from "../constants"
+import { storeLog } from "../automations/logging"
+import { Automation, AutomationStep, AutomationStatus } from "@budibase/types"
+import {
+  LoopStep,
+  LoopStepTypes,
+  LoopInput,
+  AutomationEvent,
+  TriggerOutput,
+  AutomationContext,
+  AutomationMetadata,
+} from "../definitions/automations"
+import { WorkerCallback } from "./definitions"
 const { doInAppContext, getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
-const { AutomationErrors, LoopStepTypes } = require("../constants")
-const { storeLog } = require("../automations/logging")
+const { logAlertWithInfo, logWarn } = require("@budibase/backend-core/logging")
+const { processObject } = require("@budibase/string-templates")
 const FILTER_STEP_ID = actions.ACTION_DEFINITIONS.FILTER.stepId
 const LOOP_STEP_ID = actions.ACTION_DEFINITIONS.LOOP.stepId
-
 const CRON_STEP_ID = triggerDefs.CRON.stepId
-const STOPPED_STATUS = { success: true, status: "STOPPED" }
+const STOPPED_STATUS = { success: true, status: AutomationStatus.STOPPED }
 const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
 const env = require("../environment")
 
-function typecastForLooping(loopStep, input) {
+function typecastForLooping(loopStep: LoopStep, input: LoopInput) {
   if (!input || !input.binding) {
     return null
   }
-  const isArray = Array.isArray(input.binding),
-    isString = typeof input.binding === "string"
   try {
     switch (loopStep.inputs.option) {
       case LoopStepTypes.ARRAY:
-        if (isString) {
+        if (typeof input.binding === "string") {
           return JSON.parse(input.binding)
         }
         break
       case LoopStepTypes.STRING:
-        if (isArray) {
+        if (Array.isArray(input.binding)) {
           return input.binding.join(",")
         }
         break
@@ -41,7 +52,7 @@ function typecastForLooping(loopStep, input) {
   return input.binding
 }
 
-function getLoopIterations(loopStep, input) {
+function getLoopIterations(loopStep: LoopStep, input: LoopInput) {
   const binding = typecastForLooping(loopStep, input)
   if (!loopStep || !binding) {
     return 1
@@ -57,11 +68,24 @@ function getLoopIterations(loopStep, input) {
  * inputs and handles any outputs.
  */
 class Orchestrator {
-  constructor(automation, triggerOutput = {}) {
-    this._metadata = triggerOutput.metadata
-    this._chainCount = this._metadata ? this._metadata.automationChainCount : 0
-    this._appId = triggerOutput.appId
-    this._app = null
+  _chainCount: number
+  _appId: string
+  _automation: Automation
+  _emitter: any
+  _context: AutomationContext
+  _repeat?: { jobId: string; jobKey: string }
+  executionOutput: AutomationContext
+
+  constructor(automation: Automation, triggerOutput: TriggerOutput, opts: any) {
+    const metadata = triggerOutput.metadata
+    this._chainCount = metadata ? metadata.automationChainCount : 0
+    this._appId = triggerOutput.appId as string
+    if (opts?.repeat) {
+      this._repeat = {
+        jobId: opts.repeat.jobId,
+        jobKey: opts.repeat.key,
+      }
+    }
     const triggerStepId = automation.definition.trigger.stepId
     triggerOutput = this.cleanupTriggerOutputs(triggerStepId, triggerOutput)
     // remove from context
@@ -79,14 +103,14 @@ class Orchestrator {
     this.updateExecutionOutput(triggerId, triggerStepId, null, triggerOutput)
   }
 
-  cleanupTriggerOutputs(stepId, triggerOutput) {
+  cleanupTriggerOutputs(stepId: string, triggerOutput: TriggerOutput) {
     if (stepId === CRON_STEP_ID) {
       triggerOutput.timestamp = Date.now()
     }
     return triggerOutput
   }
 
-  async getStepFunctionality(stepId) {
+  async getStepFunctionality(stepId: string) {
     let step = await actions.getAction(stepId)
     if (step == null) {
       throw `Cannot find automation step by name ${stepId}`
@@ -94,25 +118,107 @@ class Orchestrator {
     return step
   }
 
-  async getApp() {
-    if (this._app) {
-      return this._app
-    }
+  async getMetadata(): Promise<AutomationMetadata> {
+    const metadataId = generateAutomationMetadataID(this._automation._id)
     const db = getAppDB()
-    this._app = await db.get(DocumentTypes.APP_METADATA)
-    return this._app
+    let metadata: AutomationMetadata
+    try {
+      metadata = await db.get(metadataId)
+    } catch (err) {
+      metadata = {
+        _id: metadataId,
+        errorCount: 0,
+      }
+    }
+    return metadata
   }
 
-  updateExecutionOutput(id, stepId, inputs, outputs) {
+  async checkIfShouldStop(metadata: AutomationMetadata): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!metadata.errorCount || !this._repeat) {
+      return false
+    }
+    const automation = this._automation
+    const trigger = automation.definition.trigger
+    if (metadata.errorCount >= MAX_AUTOMATION_RECURRING_ERRORS) {
+      logWarn(
+        `CRON disabled due to errors - ${this._appId}/${this._automation._id}`
+      )
+      await disableCron(this._repeat?.jobId, this._repeat?.jobKey)
+      this.updateExecutionOutput(
+        trigger.id,
+        trigger.stepId,
+        {},
+        {
+          status: AutomationStatus.STOPPED_ERROR,
+          success: false,
+        }
+      )
+      await storeLog(automation, this.executionOutput)
+      return true
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+
+  async updateMetadata(metadata: AutomationMetadata) {
+    const output = this.executionOutput,
+      automation = this._automation
+    if (!output || !isRecurring(automation)) {
+      return
+    }
+    const count = metadata.errorCount
+    const isError = isErrorInOutput(output)
+    // nothing to do in this scenario, escape
+    if (!count && !isError) {
+      return
+    }
+    if (isError) {
+      metadata.errorCount = count ? count + 1 : 1
+    } else {
+      metadata.errorCount = 0
+    }
+    const db = getAppDB()
+    try {
+      await db.put(metadata)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logAlertWithInfo(
+        "Failed to write automation metadata",
+        db.name,
+        automation._id,
+        err
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  updateExecutionOutput(id: string, stepId: string, inputs: any, outputs: any) {
     const stepObj = { id, stepId, inputs, outputs }
+    // replacing trigger when disabling CRON
+    if (
+      stepId === CRON_STEP_ID &&
+      outputs.status === AutomationStatus.STOPPED_ERROR
+    ) {
+      this.executionOutput.trigger = stepObj
+      this.executionOutput.steps = [stepObj]
+      return
+    }
     // first entry is always the trigger (constructor)
-    if (this.executionOutput.steps.length === 0) {
+    if (
+      this.executionOutput.steps.length === 0 ||
+      this.executionOutput.trigger.id === id
+    ) {
       this.executionOutput.trigger = stepObj
     }
     this.executionOutput.steps.push(stepObj)
   }
 
-  updateContextAndOutput(loopStepNumber, step, output, result) {
+  updateContextAndOutput(
+    loopStepNumber: number | undefined,
+    step: AutomationStep,
+    output: any,
+    result: { success: boolean; status: string }
+  ) {
+    if (!loopStepNumber) {
+      throw new Error("No loop step number provided.")
+    }
     this.executionOutput.steps.splice(loopStepNumber, 0, {
       id: step.id,
       stepId: step.stepId,
@@ -133,11 +239,22 @@ class Orchestrator {
   async execute() {
     let automation = this._automation
     let stopped = false
-    let loopStep = null
+    let loopStep: AutomationStep | undefined = undefined
 
     let stepCount = 0
-    let loopStepNumber = null
-    let loopSteps = []
+    let loopStepNumber: any = undefined
+    let loopSteps: LoopStep[] | undefined = []
+    let metadata
+
+    // check if this is a recurring automation,
+    if (isProdAppID(this._appId) && isRecurring(automation)) {
+      metadata = await this.getMetadata()
+      const shouldStop = await this.checkIfShouldStop(metadata)
+      if (shouldStop) {
+        return
+      }
+    }
+
     for (let step of automation.definition.steps) {
       stepCount++
       let input,
@@ -151,7 +268,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
 
       if (loopStep) {
         input = await processObject(loopStep.inputs, this._context)
-        iterations = getLoopIterations(loopStep, input)
+        iterations = getLoopIterations(loopStep as LoopStep, input)
       }
 
       for (let index = 0; index < iterations; index++) {
@@ -166,14 +283,17 @@ class Orchestrator {
 
           let tempOutput = { items: loopSteps, iterations: iterationCount }
           try {
-            newInput.binding = typecastForLooping(loopStep, newInput)
+            newInput.binding = typecastForLooping(
+              loopStep as LoopStep,
+              newInput
+            )
           } catch (err) {
             this.updateContextAndOutput(loopStepNumber, step, tempOutput, {
               status: AutomationErrors.INCORRECT_TYPE,
               success: false,
             })
-            loopSteps = null
-            loopStep = null
+            loopSteps = undefined
+            loopStep = undefined
             break
           }
 
@@ -223,8 +343,8 @@ class Orchestrator {
               status: AutomationErrors.MAX_ITERATIONS,
               success: true,
             })
-            loopSteps = null
-            loopStep = null
+            loopSteps = undefined
+            loopStep = undefined
             break
           }
 
@@ -232,7 +352,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
           const currentItem = this._context.steps[loopStepNumber]?.currentItem
           if (currentItem && typeof currentItem === "object") {
             isFailure = Object.keys(currentItem).some(value => {
-              return currentItem[value] === loopStep.inputs.failure
+              return currentItem[value] === loopStep?.inputs.failure
             })
           } else {
             isFailure = currentItem && currentItem === loopStep.inputs.failure
@@ -243,8 +363,8 @@ class Orchestrator {
               status: AutomationErrors.FAILURE_CONDITION,
               success: false,
             })
-            loopSteps = null
-            loopStep = null
+            loopSteps = undefined
+            loopStep = undefined
             break
           }
         }
@@ -295,7 +415,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
         if (loopStep) {
           iterationCount++
           if (index === iterations - 1) {
-            loopStep = null
+            loopStep = undefined
             this._context.steps.splice(loopStepNumber, 1)
             break
           }
@@ -316,22 +436,26 @@ class Orchestrator {
         })
 
         this._context.steps.splice(loopStepNumber, 0, tempOutput)
-        loopSteps = null
+        loopSteps = undefined
       }
     }
 
     // store the logs for the automation run
     await storeLog(this._automation, this.executionOutput)
+    if (isProdAppID(this._appId) && isRecurring(automation) && metadata) {
+      await this.updateMetadata(metadata)
+    }
     return this.executionOutput
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = (input, callback) => {
+export function execute(input: AutomationEvent, callback: WorkerCallback) {
   const appId = input.data.event.appId
   doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
     const automationOrchestrator = new Orchestrator(
       input.data.automation,
-      input.data.event
+      input.data.event,
+      input.opts
     )
     try {
       const response = await automationOrchestrator.execute()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/definitions.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/definitions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3da69d3640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/definitions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export type WorkerCallback = (error: any, response?: any) => void
+
+export interface QueryEvent {
+  appId?: string
+  datasource: any
+  queryVerb: string
+  fields: { [key: string]: any }
+  parameters: { [key: string]: any }
+  pagination?: any
+  transformer: any
+  queryId: string
+  ctx?: any
+}
+
+export interface QueryVariable {
+  queryId: string
+  name: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts
index b39224cbb5..f112fdca5e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/index.ts
@@ -18,26 +18,23 @@ function typeToFile(type: any) {
     default:
       throw "Unknown thread type"
   }
+  // have to use require here, to make it work with worker-farm
   return require.resolve(filename)
 }
 
 export class Thread {
   type: any
   count: any
-  disableThreading: any
   workers: any
   timeoutMs: any
+  disableThreading: boolean
 
   static workerRefs: any[] = []
 
   constructor(type: any, opts: any = { timeoutMs: null, count: 1 }) {
     this.type = type
     this.count = opts.count ? opts.count : 1
-    this.disableThreading =
-      env.isTest() ||
-      env.DISABLE_THREADING ||
-      this.count === 0 ||
-      env.isInThread()
+    this.disableThreading = this.shouldDisableThreading()
     if (!this.disableThreading) {
       const workerOpts: any = {
         autoStart: true,
@@ -47,33 +44,44 @@ export class Thread {
         this.timeoutMs = opts.timeoutMs
         workerOpts.maxCallTime = opts.timeoutMs
       }
-      this.workers = workerFarm(workerOpts, typeToFile(type))
+      this.workers = workerFarm(workerOpts, typeToFile(type), ["execute"])
       Thread.workerRefs.push(this.workers)
     }
   }
 
+  shouldDisableThreading(): boolean {
+    return !!(
+      env.isTest() ||
+      env.DISABLE_THREADING ||
+      this.count === 0 ||
+      env.isInThread()
+    )
+  }
+
   run(data: any) {
+    const timeout = this.timeoutMs
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let fncToCall
+      function fire(worker: any) {
+        worker.execute(data, (err: any, response: any) => {
+          if (err && err.type === "TimeoutError") {
+            reject(
+              new Error(`Query response time exceeded ${timeout}ms timeout.`)
+            )
+          } else if (err) {
+            reject(err)
+          } else {
+            resolve(response)
+          }
+        })
+      }
       // if in test then don't use threading
       if (this.disableThreading) {
-        fncToCall = require(typeToFile(this.type))
+        import(typeToFile(this.type)).then((thread: any) => {
+          fire(thread)
+        })
       } else {
-        fncToCall = this.workers
+        fire(this.workers)
       }
-      fncToCall(data, (err: any, response: any) => {
-        if (err && err.type === "TimeoutError") {
-          reject(
-            new Error(
-              `Query response time exceeded ${this.timeoutMs}ms timeout.`
-            )
-          )
-        } else if (err) {
-          reject(err)
-        } else {
-          resolve(response)
-        }
-      })
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/query.js b/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from packages/server/src/threads/query.js
rename to packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
index 757fdc040b..6b93a00200 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/query.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-const threadUtils = require("./utils")
+import { default as threadUtils } from "./utils"
 threadUtils.threadSetup()
+import { WorkerCallback, QueryEvent, QueryVariable } from "./definitions"
 const ScriptRunner = require("../utilities/scriptRunner")
 const { integrations } = require("../integrations")
 const { processStringSync } = require("@budibase/string-templates")
@@ -19,7 +20,22 @@ const {
 } = require("../integrations/queries/sql")
 
 class QueryRunner {
-  constructor(input, flags = { noRecursiveQuery: false }) {
+  datasource: any
+  queryVerb: string
+  queryId: string
+  fields: any
+  parameters: any
+  pagination: any
+  transformer: any
+  cachedVariables: any[]
+  ctx: any
+  queryResponse: any
+  noRecursiveQuery: boolean
+  hasRerun: boolean
+  hasRefreshedOAuth: boolean
+  hasDynamicVariables: boolean
+
+  constructor(input: QueryEvent, flags = { noRecursiveQuery: false }) {
     this.datasource = input.datasource
     this.queryVerb = input.queryVerb
     this.fields = input.fields
@@ -37,9 +53,10 @@ class QueryRunner {
     this.queryResponse = {}
     this.hasRerun = false
     this.hasRefreshedOAuth = false
+    this.hasDynamicVariables = false
   }
 
-  async execute() {
+  async execute(): Promise<any> {
     let { datasource, fields, queryVerb, transformer } = this
 
     let datasourceClone = cloneDeep(datasource)
@@ -52,7 +69,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
 
     if (datasourceClone.config.authConfigs) {
       datasourceClone.config.authConfigs =
-        datasourceClone.config.authConfigs.map(config => {
+        datasourceClone.config.authConfigs.map((config: any) => {
           return enrichQueryFields(config, this.ctx)
         })
     }
@@ -138,8 +155,8 @@ class QueryRunner {
     }
 
     // map into JSON if just raw primitive here
-    if (rows.find(row => typeof row !== "object")) {
-      rows = rows.map(value => ({ value }))
+    if (rows.find((row: any) => typeof row !== "object")) {
+      rows = rows.map((value: any) => ({ value }))
     }
 
     // get all the potential fields in the schema
@@ -152,7 +169,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
     return { rows, keys, info, extra, pagination }
   }
 
-  async runAnotherQuery(queryId, parameters) {
+  async runAnotherQuery(queryId: string, parameters: any) {
     const db = getAppDB()
     const query = await db.get(queryId)
     const datasource = await db.get(query.datasourceId)
@@ -163,12 +180,13 @@ class QueryRunner {
         fields: query.fields,
         parameters,
         transformer: query.transformer,
+        queryId,
       },
       { noRecursiveQuery: true }
     ).execute()
   }
 
-  async refreshOAuth2(ctx) {
+  async refreshOAuth2(ctx: any) {
     const { oauth2, providerType, _id } = ctx.user
     const { configId } = ctx.auth
 
@@ -200,7 +218,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
     return resp
   }
 
-  async getDynamicVariable(variable) {
+  async getDynamicVariable(variable: QueryVariable) {
     let { parameters } = this
     const queryId = variable.queryId,
       name = variable.name
@@ -233,7 +251,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
     if (!this.noRecursiveQuery) {
       // need to see if this uses any variables
       const stringFields = JSON.stringify(fields)
-      const foundVars = dynamicVars.filter(variable => {
+      const foundVars = dynamicVars.filter((variable: QueryVariable) => {
         // don't allow a query to use its own dynamic variable (loop)
         if (variable.queryId === this.queryId) {
           return false
@@ -242,7 +260,9 @@ class QueryRunner {
         const regex = new RegExp(`{{[ ]*${variable.name}[ ]*}}`)
         return regex.test(stringFields)
       })
-      const dynamics = foundVars.map(dynVar => this.getDynamicVariable(dynVar))
+      const dynamics = foundVars.map((dynVar: QueryVariable) =>
+        this.getDynamicVariable(dynVar)
+      )
       const responses = await Promise.all(dynamics)
       for (let i = 0; i < foundVars.length; i++) {
         const variable = foundVars[i]
@@ -264,7 +284,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = (input, callback) => {
+export function execute(input: QueryEvent, callback: WorkerCallback) {
   doInAppContext(input.appId, async () => {
     const Runner = new QueryRunner(input)
     try {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/utils.js b/packages/server/src/threads/utils.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from packages/server/src/threads/utils.js
rename to packages/server/src/threads/utils.ts
index 77824eba96..a51c861b00 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/utils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import { QueryVariable } from "./definitions"
 const env = require("../environment")
 const db = require("../db")
 const redis = require("@budibase/backend-core/redis")
 const { SEPARATOR } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
 
 const VARIABLE_TTL_SECONDS = 3600
-let client
+let client: any
 
 async function getClient() {
   if (!client) {
@@ -14,10 +15,16 @@ async function getClient() {
 }
 
 process.on("exit", async () => {
-  if (client) await client.finish()
+  if (client) {
+    await client.finish()
+  }
 })
 
-exports.threadSetup = () => {
+function makeVariableKey(queryId: string, variable: string) {
+  return `${queryId}${SEPARATOR}${variable}`
+}
+
+export function threadSetup() {
   // don't run this if not threading
   if (env.isTest() || env.DISABLE_THREADING) {
     return
@@ -27,16 +34,15 @@ exports.threadSetup = () => {
   db.init()
 }
 
-function makeVariableKey(queryId, variable) {
-  return `${queryId}${SEPARATOR}${variable}`
-}
-
-exports.checkCacheForDynamicVariable = async (queryId, variable) => {
+export async function checkCacheForDynamicVariable(
+  queryId: string,
+  variable: string
+) {
   const cache = await getClient()
   return cache.get(makeVariableKey(queryId, variable))
 }
 
-exports.invalidateDynamicVariables = async cachedVars => {
+export async function invalidateDynamicVariables(cachedVars: QueryVariable[]) {
   const cache = await getClient()
   let promises = []
   for (let variable of cachedVars) {
@@ -47,7 +53,11 @@ exports.invalidateDynamicVariables = async cachedVars => {
   await Promise.all(promises)
 }
 
-exports.storeDynamicVariable = async (queryId, variable, value) => {
+export async function storeDynamicVariable(
+  queryId: string,
+  variable: string,
+  value: any
+) {
   const cache = await getClient()
   await cache.store(
     makeVariableKey(queryId, variable),
@@ -56,7 +66,7 @@ exports.storeDynamicVariable = async (queryId, variable, value) => {
   )
 }
 
-exports.formatResponse = resp => {
+export function formatResponse(resp: any) {
   if (typeof resp === "string") {
     try {
       resp = JSON.parse(resp)
@@ -67,7 +77,7 @@ exports.formatResponse = resp => {
   return resp
 }
 
-exports.hasExtraData = response => {
+export function hasExtraData(response: any) {
   return (
     typeof response === "object" &&
     !Array.isArray(response) &&
@@ -76,3 +86,12 @@ exports.hasExtraData = response => {
     response.info != null
   )
 }
+
+export default {
+  hasExtraData,
+  formatResponse,
+  storeDynamicVariable,
+  invalidateDynamicVariables,
+  checkCacheForDynamicVariable,
+  threadSetup,
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js
index 375092609e..620b65cf38 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/queue/inMemoryQueue.js
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ class InMemoryQueue {
   async clean() {
     return []
   }
+
+  async getJob() {
+    return {}
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = InMemoryQueue
diff --git a/packages/server/yarn.lock b/packages/server/yarn.lock
index 125bfbbe3f..342f91cc42 100644
--- a/packages/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/server/yarn.lock
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@
     adal-node "^0.2.2"
 
 "@azure/storage-blob@^12.5.0":
-  version "12.11.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@azure/storage-blob/-/storage-blob-12.11.0.tgz#2e27902ab293715411ab1f7c8fae422ad0b4b827"
-  integrity sha512-na+FisoARuaOWaHWpmdtk3FeuTWf2VWamdJ9/TJJzj5ZdXPLC3juoDgFs6XVuJIoK30yuBpyFBEDXVRK4pB7Tg==
+  version "12.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@azure/storage-blob/-/storage-blob-12.10.0.tgz#b92269f45a1765700a900b41ca81a474a6e36ea4"
+  integrity sha512-FBEPKGnvtQJS8V8Tg1P9obgmVD9AodrIfwtwhBpsjenClhFyugMp3HPJY0tF7rInUB/CivKBCbnQKrUnKxqxzw==
   dependencies:
     "@azure/abort-controller" "^1.0.0"
     "@azure/core-http" "^2.0.0"
@@ -1964,24 +1964,29 @@
     "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec" "^1.4.10"
 
 "@jridgewell/gen-mapping@^0.3.0":
-  version "0.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/gen-mapping/-/gen-mapping-0.3.1.tgz#cf92a983c83466b8c0ce9124fadeaf09f7c66ea9"
-  integrity sha512-GcHwniMlA2z+WFPWuY8lp3fsza0I8xPFMWL5+n8LYyP6PSvPrXf4+n8stDHZY2DM0zy9sVkRDy1jDI4XGzYVqg==
+  version "0.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/gen-mapping/-/gen-mapping-0.3.2.tgz#c1aedc61e853f2bb9f5dfe6d4442d3b565b253b9"
+  integrity sha512-mh65xKQAzI6iBcFzwv28KVWSmCkdRBWoOh+bYQGW3+6OZvbbN3TqMGo5hqYxQniRcH9F2VZIoJCm4pa3BPDK/A==
   dependencies:
-    "@jridgewell/set-array" "^1.0.0"
+    "@jridgewell/set-array" "^1.0.1"
     "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec" "^1.4.10"
     "@jridgewell/trace-mapping" "^0.3.9"
 
 "@jridgewell/resolve-uri@^3.0.3":
-  version "3.0.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/resolve-uri/-/resolve-uri-3.0.7.tgz#30cd49820a962aff48c8fffc5cd760151fca61fe"
-  integrity sha512-8cXDaBBHOr2pQ7j77Y6Vp5VDT2sIqWyWQ56TjEq4ih/a4iST3dItRe8Q9fp0rrIl9DoKhWQtUQz/YpOxLkXbNA==
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/resolve-uri/-/resolve-uri-3.1.0.tgz#2203b118c157721addfe69d47b70465463066d78"
+  integrity sha512-F2msla3tad+Mfht5cJq7LSXcdudKTWCVYUgw6pLFOOHSTtZlj6SWNYAp+AhuqLmWdBO2X5hPrLcu8cVP8fy28w==
 
 "@jridgewell/set-array@^1.0.0":
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/set-array/-/set-array-1.1.1.tgz#36a6acc93987adcf0ba50c66908bd0b70de8afea"
   integrity sha512-Ct5MqZkLGEXTVmQYbGtx9SVqD2fqwvdubdps5D3djjAkgkKwT918VNOz65pEHFaYTeWcukmJmH5SwsA9Tn2ObQ==
 
+"@jridgewell/set-array@^1.0.1":
+  version "1.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/set-array/-/set-array-1.1.2.tgz#7c6cf998d6d20b914c0a55a91ae928ff25965e72"
+  integrity sha512-xnkseuNADM0gt2bs+BvhO0p78Mk762YnZdsuzFV018NoG1Sj1SCQvpSqa7XUaTam5vAGasABV9qXASMKnFMwMw==
+
 "@jridgewell/source-map@^0.3.2":
   version "0.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/source-map/-/source-map-0.3.2.tgz#f45351aaed4527a298512ec72f81040c998580fb"
@@ -1991,11 +1996,11 @@
     "@jridgewell/trace-mapping" "^0.3.9"
 
 "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@^1.4.10":
-  version "1.4.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.4.13.tgz#b6461fb0c2964356c469e115f504c95ad97ab88c"
-  integrity sha512-GryiOJmNcWbovBxTfZSF71V/mXbgcV3MewDe3kIMCLyIh5e7SKAeUZs+rMnJ8jkMolZ/4/VsdBmMrw3l+VdZ3w==
+  version "1.4.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.4.14.tgz#add4c98d341472a289190b424efbdb096991bb24"
+  integrity sha512-XPSJHWmi394fuUuzDnGz1wiKqWfo1yXecHQMRf2l6hztTO+nPru658AyDngaBe7isIxEkRsPR3FZh+s7iVa4Uw==
 
-"@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.7", "@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.9":
+"@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.7":
   version "0.3.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.13.tgz#dcfe3e95f224c8fe97a87a5235defec999aa92ea"
   integrity sha512-o1xbKhp9qnIAoHJSWd6KlCZfqslL4valSF81H8ImioOAxluWYWOpWkpyktY2vnt4tbrX9XYaxovq6cgowaJp2w==
@@ -2003,6 +2008,14 @@
     "@jridgewell/resolve-uri" "^3.0.3"
     "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec" "^1.4.10"
 
+"@jridgewell/trace-mapping@^0.3.9":
+  version "0.3.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.14.tgz#b231a081d8f66796e475ad588a1ef473112701ed"
+  integrity sha512-bJWEfQ9lPTvm3SneWwRFVLzrh6nhjwqw7TUFFBEMzwvg7t7PCDenf2lDwqo4NQXzdpgBXyFgDWnQA+2vkruksQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@jridgewell/resolve-uri" "^3.0.3"
+    "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec" "^1.4.10"
+
 "@jsdevtools/ono@^7.1.3":
   version "7.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jsdevtools/ono/-/ono-7.1.3.tgz#9df03bbd7c696a5c58885c34aa06da41c8543796"
@@ -2847,7 +2860,7 @@
     "@types/bson" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/node-fetch@2.6.1":
+"@types/node-fetch@2.6.1", "@types/node-fetch@^2.5.0":
   version "2.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz#8f127c50481db65886800ef496f20bbf15518975"
   integrity sha512-oMqjURCaxoSIsHSr1E47QHzbmzNR5rK8McHuNb11BOM9cHcIK3Avy0s/b2JlXHoQGTYS3NsvWzV1M0iK7l0wbA==
@@ -2855,14 +2868,6 @@
     "@types/node" "*"
     form-data "^3.0.0"
 
-"@types/node-fetch@^2.5.0":
-  version "2.6.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.2.tgz#d1a9c5fd049d9415dce61571557104dec3ec81da"
-  integrity sha512-DHqhlq5jeESLy19TYhLakJ07kNumXWjcDdxXsLUMJZ6ue8VZJj4kLPQVE/2mdHh3xZziNF1xppu5lwmS53HR+A==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "*"
-    form-data "^3.0.0"
-
 "@types/node@*", "@types/node@>=12.12.47", "@types/node@>=13.13.4", "@types/node@>=13.7.0":
   version "17.0.41"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-17.0.41.tgz#1607b2fd3da014ae5d4d1b31bc792a39348dfb9b"
@@ -3731,11 +3736,6 @@ atomic-sleep@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/atomic-sleep/-/atomic-sleep-1.0.0.tgz#eb85b77a601fc932cfe432c5acd364a9e2c9075b"
   integrity sha512-kNOjDqAh7px0XWNI+4QbzoiR/nTkHAWNud2uvnJquD1/x5a7EQZMJT0AczqK0Qn67oY/TTQ1LbUKajZpp3I9tQ==
 
-available-typed-arrays@^1.0.5:
-  version "1.0.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/available-typed-arrays/-/available-typed-arrays-1.0.5.tgz#92f95616501069d07d10edb2fc37d3e1c65123b7"
-  integrity sha512-DMD0KiN46eipeziST1LPP/STfDU0sufISXmjSgvVsoU2tqxctQeASejWcfNtxYKqETM1UxQ8sp2OrSBWpHY6sw==
-
 aws-sdk@2.1030.0:
   version "2.1030.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws-sdk/-/aws-sdk-2.1030.0.tgz#24a856af3d2b8b37c14a8f59974993661c66fd82"
@@ -3752,9 +3752,9 @@ aws-sdk@2.1030.0:
     xml2js "0.4.19"
 
 aws-sdk@^2.878.0:
-  version "2.1174.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws-sdk/-/aws-sdk-2.1174.0.tgz#3e2acb1ee29229cc5d97015b2d1a18c41e967979"
-  integrity sha512-t/Cwbdunmoj3WAI+u+hw/kr6mla1sYCn+VncxxIjkACStA47+ZTsfd7cQfpoVMit5KubkHaJ3SHX4/qvmt0Jfg==
+  version "2.1152.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws-sdk/-/aws-sdk-2.1152.0.tgz#73e4fb81b3a9c289234b5d6848bcdb854f169bdf"
+  integrity sha512-Lqwk0bDhm3vzpYb3AAM9VgGHeDpbB8+o7UJnP9R+CO23kJfi/XRpKihAcbyKDD/AUQ+O1LJaUVpvaJYLS9Am7w==
   dependencies:
     buffer "4.9.2"
     events "1.1.1"
@@ -3763,7 +3763,6 @@ aws-sdk@^2.878.0:
     querystring "0.2.0"
     sax "1.2.1"
     url "0.10.3"
-    util "^0.12.4"
     uuid "8.0.0"
     xml2js "0.4.19"
 
@@ -5504,7 +5503,7 @@ error-inject@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/error-inject/-/error-inject-1.0.0.tgz#e2b3d91b54aed672f309d950d154850fa11d4f37"
   integrity sha512-JM8N6PytDbmIYm1IhPWlo8vr3NtfjhDY/1MhD/a5b/aad/USE8a0+NsqE9d5n+GVGmuNkPQWm4bFQWv18d8tMg==
 
-es-abstract@^1.17.5, es-abstract@^1.19.0, es-abstract@^1.19.1, es-abstract@^1.19.2, es-abstract@^1.19.5, es-abstract@^1.20.0, es-abstract@^1.20.1:
+es-abstract@^1.17.5, es-abstract@^1.19.0, es-abstract@^1.19.1, es-abstract@^1.19.2, es-abstract@^1.19.5, es-abstract@^1.20.1:
   version "1.20.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.20.1.tgz#027292cd6ef44bd12b1913b828116f54787d1814"
   integrity sha512-WEm2oBhfoI2sImeM4OF2zE2V3BYdSF+KnSi9Sidz51fQHd7+JuF8Xgcj9/0o+OWeIeIS/MiuNnlruQrJf16GQA==
@@ -7454,14 +7453,6 @@ is-accessor-descriptor@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     kind-of "^6.0.0"
 
-is-arguments@^1.0.4:
-  version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-arguments/-/is-arguments-1.1.1.tgz#15b3f88fda01f2a97fec84ca761a560f123efa9b"
-  integrity sha512-8Q7EARjzEnKpt/PCD7e1cgUS0a6X8u5tdSiMqXhojOdoV9TsMsiO+9VLC5vAmO8N7/GmXn7yjR8qnA6bVAEzfA==
-  dependencies:
-    call-bind "^1.0.2"
-    has-tostringtag "^1.0.0"
-
 is-arrayish@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-arrayish/-/is-arrayish-0.2.1.tgz#77c99840527aa8ecb1a8ba697b80645a7a926a9d"
@@ -7768,17 +7759,6 @@ is-type-of@^1.0.0:
     is-class-hotfix "~0.0.6"
     isstream "~0.1.2"
 
-is-typed-array@^1.1.3, is-typed-array@^1.1.9:
-  version "1.1.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-typed-array/-/is-typed-array-1.1.9.tgz#246d77d2871e7d9f5aeb1d54b9f52c71329ece67"
-  integrity sha512-kfrlnTTn8pZkfpJMUgYD7YZ3qzeJgWUn8XfVYBARc4wnmNOmLbmuuaAs3q5fvB0UJOn6yHAKaGTPM7d6ezoD/A==
-  dependencies:
-    available-typed-arrays "^1.0.5"
-    call-bind "^1.0.2"
-    es-abstract "^1.20.0"
-    for-each "^0.3.3"
-    has-tostringtag "^1.0.0"
-
 is-typedarray@^1.0.0, is-typedarray@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-typedarray/-/is-typedarray-1.0.0.tgz#e479c80858df0c1b11ddda6940f96011fcda4a9a"
@@ -9974,16 +9954,11 @@ moment-timezone@^0.5.15, moment-timezone@^0.5.31:
   dependencies:
     moment ">= 2.9.0"
 
-"moment@>= 2.9.0":
+"moment@>= 2.9.0", moment@^2.29.3:
   version "2.29.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/moment/-/moment-2.29.3.tgz#edd47411c322413999f7a5940d526de183c031f3"
   integrity sha512-c6YRvhEo//6T2Jz/vVtYzqBzwvPT95JBQ+smCytzf7c50oMZRsR/a4w88aD34I+/QVSfnoAnSBFPJHItlOMJVw==
 
-moment@^2.29.3:
-  version "2.29.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/moment/-/moment-2.29.4.tgz#3dbe052889fe7c1b2ed966fcb3a77328964ef108"
-  integrity sha512-5LC9SOxjSc2HF6vO2CyuTDNivEdoz2IvyJJGj6X8DJ0eFyfszE0QiEd+iXmBvUP3WHxSjFH/vIsA0EN00cgr8w==
-
 mongodb@3.6.3:
   version "3.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-3.6.3.tgz#eddaed0cc3598474d7a15f0f2a5b04848489fd05"
@@ -12317,7 +12292,7 @@ signal-exit@^3.0.0, signal-exit@^3.0.2, signal-exit@^3.0.3:
 simple-lru-cache@^0.0.2:
   version "0.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-lru-cache/-/simple-lru-cache-0.0.2.tgz#d59cc3a193c1a5d0320f84ee732f6e4713e511dd"
-  integrity sha512-uEv/AFO0ADI7d99OHDmh1QfYzQk/izT1vCmu/riQfh7qjBVUUgRT87E5s5h7CxWCA/+YoZerykpEthzVrW3LIw==
+  integrity sha1-1ZzDoZPBpdAyD4Tucy9uRxPlEd0=
 
 simple-swizzle@^0.2.2:
   version "0.2.2"
@@ -12388,9 +12363,9 @@ snowflake-promise@^4.5.0:
     snowflake-sdk "^1.6.0"
 
 snowflake-sdk@^1.6.0:
-  version "1.6.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/snowflake-sdk/-/snowflake-sdk-1.6.11.tgz#2797c816d0d2af6d56180949e1364e53df8a9c13"
-  integrity sha512-w4oCXjNQ1peAJjhnrwihr+epYw1pSxbe5/+PdxexYb2rzowyOn0RA5PFbir90q/dx0jzM2gvPiHDjnSBEZ1/zA==
+  version "1.6.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/snowflake-sdk/-/snowflake-sdk-1.6.10.tgz#c6c4f267edbc50d3c1ef6fcc2651188bb8545dce"
+  integrity sha512-kguQQSGhmNqZfmN/yZNDaIaMMktTcrTYBjtyx+szJzV69b5F+5b77btpYp+bCFqao69otVM+IPUtb3sugvCVnQ==
   dependencies:
     "@azure/storage-blob" "^12.5.0"
     "@techteamer/ocsp" "1.0.0"
@@ -13134,9 +13109,9 @@ terser-webpack-plugin@^5.1.3:
     terser "^5.7.2"
 
 terser@^5.7.2:
-  version "5.14.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/terser/-/terser-5.14.0.tgz#eefeec9af5153f55798180ee2617f390bdd285e2"
-  integrity sha512-JC6qfIEkPBd9j1SMO3Pfn+A6w2kQV54tv+ABQLgZr7dA3k/DL/OBoYSWxzVpZev3J+bUHXfr55L8Mox7AaNo6g==
+  version "5.14.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/terser/-/terser-5.14.2.tgz#9ac9f22b06994d736174f4091aa368db896f1c10"
+  integrity sha512-oL0rGeM/WFQCUd0y2QrWxYnq7tfSuKBiqTjRPWrRgB46WD/kiwHwF8T23z78H6Q6kGCuuHcPB+KULHRdxvVGQA==
   dependencies:
     "@jridgewell/source-map" "^0.3.2"
     acorn "^8.5.0"
@@ -13776,18 +13751,6 @@ util.promisify@^1.0.0, util.promisify@^1.0.1:
     has-symbols "^1.0.1"
     object.getownpropertydescriptors "^2.1.1"
 
-util@^0.12.4:
-  version "0.12.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/util/-/util-0.12.4.tgz#66121a31420df8f01ca0c464be15dfa1d1850253"
-  integrity sha512-bxZ9qtSlGUWSOy9Qa9Xgk11kSslpuZwaxCg4sNIDj6FLucDab2JxnHwyNTCpHMtK1MjoQiWQ6DiUMZYbSrO+Sw==
-  dependencies:
-    inherits "^2.0.3"
-    is-arguments "^1.0.4"
-    is-generator-function "^1.0.7"
-    is-typed-array "^1.1.3"
-    safe-buffer "^5.1.2"
-    which-typed-array "^1.1.2"
-
 utils-merge@1.x.x:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utils-merge/-/utils-merge-1.0.1.tgz#9f95710f50a267947b2ccc124741c1028427e713"
@@ -14071,18 +14034,6 @@ which-module@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which-module/-/which-module-2.0.0.tgz#d9ef07dce77b9902b8a3a8fa4b31c3e3f7e6e87a"
   integrity sha1-2e8H3Od7mQK4o6j6SzHD4/fm6Ho=
 
-which-typed-array@^1.1.2:
-  version "1.1.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which-typed-array/-/which-typed-array-1.1.8.tgz#0cfd53401a6f334d90ed1125754a42ed663eb01f"
-  integrity sha512-Jn4e5PItbcAHyLoRDwvPj1ypu27DJbtdYXUa5zsinrUx77Uvfb0cXwwnGMTn7cjUfhhqgVQnVJCwF+7cgU7tpw==
-  dependencies:
-    available-typed-arrays "^1.0.5"
-    call-bind "^1.0.2"
-    es-abstract "^1.20.0"
-    for-each "^0.3.3"
-    has-tostringtag "^1.0.0"
-    is-typed-array "^1.1.9"
-
 which@^1.2.9:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which/-/which-1.3.1.tgz#a45043d54f5805316da8d62f9f50918d3da70b0a"
@@ -14125,23 +14076,7 @@ winston-transport@^4.5.0:
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
     triple-beam "^1.3.0"
 
-winston@^3.1.0:
-  version "3.8.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/winston/-/winston-3.8.1.tgz#76f15b3478cde170b780234e0c4cf805c5a7fb57"
-  integrity sha512-r+6YAiCR4uI3N8eQNOg8k3P3PqwAm20cLKlzVD9E66Ch39+LZC+VH1UKf9JemQj2B3QoUHfKD7Poewn0Pr3Y1w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@dabh/diagnostics" "^2.0.2"
-    async "^3.2.3"
-    is-stream "^2.0.0"
-    logform "^2.4.0"
-    one-time "^1.0.0"
-    readable-stream "^3.4.0"
-    safe-stable-stringify "^2.3.1"
-    stack-trace "0.0.x"
-    triple-beam "^1.3.0"
-    winston-transport "^4.5.0"
-
-winston@^3.3.3:
+winston@^3.1.0, winston@^3.3.3:
   version "3.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/winston/-/winston-3.7.2.tgz#95b4eeddbec902b3db1424932ac634f887c400b1"
   integrity sha512-QziIqtojHBoyzUOdQvQiar1DH0Xp9nF1A1y7NVy2DGEsz82SBDtOalS0ulTRGVT14xPX3WRWkCsdcJKqNflKng==
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/package.json b/packages/string-templates/package.json
index c490158f27..3f35dcb874 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/package.json
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@
     "typescript": "^4.5.5"
   },
   "gitHead": "d1836a898cab3f8ab80ee6d8f42be1a9eed7dcdc"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 4fdd508f3c..c93273ccc7 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
index 97248ff173..50562461e4 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ export interface Automation extends Document {
 export interface AutomationStep {
   id: string
   stepId: string
+  inputs: {
+    [key: string]: any
+  }
+  schema: {
+    inputs: {
+      [key: string]: any
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export interface AutomationTrigger {
@@ -23,11 +31,12 @@ export enum AutomationStatus {
   SUCCESS = "success",
   ERROR = "error",
   STOPPED = "stopped",
+  STOPPED_ERROR = "stopped_error",
 }
 
 export interface AutomationResults {
-  automationId: string
-  status: string
+  automationId?: string
+  status?: AutomationStatus
   trigger?: any
   steps: {
     stepId: string
diff --git a/packages/worker/package.json b/packages/worker/package.json
index 79c8bf0be1..8a8c012ea5 100644
--- a/packages/worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/worker/package.json
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@
     ]
   },
   "gitHead": "d1836a898cab3f8ab80ee6d8f42be1a9eed7dcdc"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file