diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/JSON/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/JSON/index.tsx
index a1b7a67a0f..57ca4e4942 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/JSON/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/JSON/index.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const JSONFieldComponent: React.FC<JSONFieldProps> = (props) => {
       setStringValue(val)
 
       try {
-        setValue(val ? JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(val)) : null)
+        setValue(val ? JSON.parse(val) : null)
         setJsonError(undefined)
       } catch (e) {
         setValue(val ? val : null)
diff --git a/test/fields/seed.ts b/test/fields/seed.ts
index 642b26c6c3..15c00833fd 100644
--- a/test/fields/seed.ts
+++ b/test/fields/seed.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export async function clearAndSeedEverything(_payload: Payload) {
     _payload,
     collectionSlugs,
     seedFunction: async (_payload) => {
-      const jpgPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), './test/fields/collections/Upload/payload.jpg')
-      const pngPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), './test/fields/uploads/payload.png')
+      const jpgPath = path.resolve(dirname, './collections/Upload/payload.jpg')
+      const pngPath = path.resolve(dirname, './uploads/payload.png')
 
       // Get both files in parallel
       const [jpgFile, pngFile] = await Promise.all([getFileByPath(jpgPath), getFileByPath(pngPath)])