diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/notebook-embed.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/notebook-embed.vue
index c34eba7407..d720aa5ed6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/notebook-embed.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/notebook-embed.vue
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export default {
                     cssClass: action.cssClass,
                     name: action.name,
                     perform: () => {
-                        action.invoke(self.embed.objectPath);
+                        action.invoke(JSON.parse(self.embed.objectPath));
                     }
                 });
             });
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js
index 9acebfbb47..6b026e33ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export const createNewEmbed = (snapshotMeta, snapshot = '') => {
         name,
         snapshot,
         type,
-        objectPath
+        objectPath: JSON.stringify(objectPath)
     };
 }