diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStep.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStep.java
index 68d03f1f..b9a99eab 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStep.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStep.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public class TestScriptProcessStep implements BackendStep
          if(testScriptOutput.getException() != null)
          {
             output.addValue("exception", testScriptOutput.getException());
+            output.setException(testScriptOutput.getException());
          }
       }
       catch(Exception e)
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ public class TestScriptProcessStep implements BackendStep
          // is this the kind of exception meant here?  or is it more for one thrown by the script execution?  or are those the same?? //
          ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          output.addValue("exception", e);
+         output.setException(e);
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStepTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStepTest.java
index 25e1680a..448e57a9 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStepTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/scripts/TestScriptProcessStepTest.java
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ class TestScriptProcessStepTest extends BaseTest
       insertInput.setRecords(List.of(new Script()
          .withName("TestScript")
          .withScriptTypeId(insertOutput.getRecords().get(0).getValueInteger("id"))
+         .withTableName(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_SHAPE)
          .toQRecord()));
       insertOutput = new InsertAction().execute(insertInput);
 
       RunBackendStepInput input = new RunBackendStepInput();
       input.addValue("scriptId", insertOutput.getRecords().get(0).getValueInteger("id"));
+      TestUtils.insertDefaultShapes(qInstance);
+      input.addValue("recordPrimaryKeyList", "1");
       input.addValue("fileNames", new ArrayList<>(List.of("script.js")));
       input.addValue("fileContents:script.js", "logger.log('oh my.')");