diff --git a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/762c98a8adf1_pims_split_quicklook_corrections.py b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/762c98a8adf1_pims_split_quicklook_corrections.py
index 52b246ecb1619de070075cc0bcf60dead44d88c2..c73b2815a5db98a02e11ecdf93e1290df90dc02f 100644
--- a/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/762c98a8adf1_pims_split_quicklook_corrections.py
+++ b/shared/workspaces/alembic/versions/762c98a8adf1_pims_split_quicklook_corrections.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Iterating over {{#splits}} to make the "splits" array which has the format:
 """
 old_metadata = """{"systemId": "{{request_id}}", "fileSetIds": ["{{sdmId}}", "{{calSdmId}}"], "creationTime": "{{created_at}}", "workflowName": "pims_split",  "productLocator": "{{product_locator}}", "calProductLocator": "{{cal_locator}}", "destinationDirectory": "{{root_directory}}/{{relative_path}}", "token": "{{token}}", "splits": ["{{split_dir}}", "{{quicklook_url}}"], "casaHome": "{{casaHome}}", "data_location": "{{data_location}}", "vlass_product": "{{vlass_product}}", "existing_restore": "{{existing_restore}}", "need_project_metadata": "{{need_project_metadata}}"}"""
 
-new_metadata = """{"systemId": "{{request_id}}", "fileSetIds": ["{{sdmId}}", "{{calSdmId}}"], "creationTime": "{{created_at}}", "workflowName": "pims_split",  "productLocator": "{{product_locator}}", "calProductLocator": "{{cal_locator}}", "destinationDirectory": "{{root_directory}}/{{relative_path}}", "token": "{{token}}", "splits": [{{#splits}}{"split_dir": "{{split_dir}}", "quicklook_url": "{{quicklook_url}}"},{{/splits}}], "casaHome": "{{casaHome}}", "data_location": "{{data_location}}", "vlass_product": "{{vlass_product}}", "existing_restore": "{{existing_restore}}", "need_project_metadata": "{{need_project_metadata}}"}"""
+new_metadata = """{"systemId": "{{request_id}}", "fileSetIds": ["{{sdmId}}", "{{calSdmId}}"], "creationTime": "{{created_at}}", "workflowName": "pims_split",  "productLocator": "{{product_locator}}", "calProductLocator": "{{cal_locator}}", "destinationDirectory": "{{root_directory}}/{{relative_path}}", "token": "{{token}}", "splits": {{{splits_str}}}, "casaHome": "{{casaHome}}", "data_location": "{{data_location}}", "vlass_product": "{{vlass_product}}", "existing_restore": "{{existing_restore}}", "need_project_metadata": "{{need_project_metadata}}"}"""
 
 
 # Conditionalize the quicklook_url argument in the condor file
diff --git a/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/schema.py b/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/schema.py
index 4f799f01e45939e528b0241175710e347aaedc48..17f94da21d4ea11c87b721edb573d12807672d33 100644
--- a/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/schema.py
+++ b/shared/workspaces/workspaces/workflow/schema.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Workspaces.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import datetime
+import json
 import logging
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List
 
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ class WorkflowTemplate(JSONSerializable):
         """
         # add some rendering helpers to the argument
         render_helpers = {"make_condor_jobname": self.make_condor_jobname}
+        if "splits" in argument:
+            argument["splits_str"] = json.dumps(argument["splits"])
+
         argument = {**render_helpers, **argument}
 
         # render