diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
index 7fa2401c88..0632993cf0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/AutomationBlockSetup.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   import ModalBindableInput from "components/common/bindings/ModalBindableInput.svelte"
   import CodeEditor from "components/common/CodeEditor/CodeEditor.svelte"
   import BindingSidePanel from "components/common/bindings/BindingSidePanel.svelte"
-  import { BindingHelpers } from "components/common/bindings/utils"
+  import { BindingHelpers, BindingType } from "components/common/bindings/utils"
   import {
     bindingsToCompletions,
     hbAutocomplete,
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@
                           {
                             js: true,
                             dontDecode: true,
+                            type: BindingType.RUNTIME,
                           }
                         )}
                       mode="javascript"
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/utils.js b/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/utils.js
index c60374f0f7..77e4a1dfb1 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/utils.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/bindings/utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { decodeJSBinding } from "@budibase/string-templates"
 import { hbInsert, jsInsert } from "components/common/CodeEditor"
 
+export const BindingType = {
+  READABLE: "readableBinding",
+  RUNTIME: "runtimeBinding",
+}
+
 export class BindingHelpers {
   constructor(getCaretPosition, insertAtPos, { disableWrapping } = {}) {
     this.getCaretPosition = getCaretPosition
@@ -25,16 +30,20 @@ export class BindingHelpers {
   }
 
   // Adds a data binding to the expression
-  onSelectBinding(value, binding, { js, dontDecode }) {
+  onSelectBinding(
+    value,
+    binding,
+    { js, dontDecode, type = BindingType.READABLE }
+  ) {
     const { start, end } = this.getCaretPosition()
     if (js) {
       const jsVal = dontDecode ? value : decodeJSBinding(value)
-      const insertVal = jsInsert(jsVal, start, end, binding.readableBinding, {
+      const insertVal = jsInsert(jsVal, start, end, binding[type], {
         disableWrapping: this.disableWrapping,
       })
       this.insertAtPos({ start, end, value: insertVal })
     } else {
-      const insertVal = hbInsert(value, start, end, binding.readableBinding)
+      const insertVal = hbInsert(value, start, end, binding[type])
       this.insertAtPos({ start, end, value: insertVal })
     }
   }