diff --git a/cmd/playbook.go b/cmd/playbook.go
index fb75807d2..fb6902170 100644
--- a/cmd/playbook.go
+++ b/cmd/playbook.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ var Run = &cobra.Command{
 		var action *v1.PlaybookAction
 		var step *models.PlaybookRunAction
 
-		action, step, err = runner.GetNextActionToRun(ctx, *p, *run)
+		action, step, err = runner.GetNextActionToRun(ctx, *run)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Fatalf(err.Error())
 			return
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ var Run = &cobra.Command{
 				break
 			}
 
-			action, _, err = runner.GetNextActionToRun(ctx, *p, *run)
+			action, _, err = runner.GetNextActionToRun(ctx, *run)
 			if action != nil && action.Name == runAction.Name {
 				ctx.Errorf("%v", ctx.Oops().Errorf("Action cycle detected for: %s", action.Name))
 				shutdown.ShutdownAndExit(1, "")
diff --git a/db/playbooks.go b/db/playbooks.go
index f3604e844..6cd57c6e4 100644
--- a/db/playbooks.go
+++ b/db/playbooks.go
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ func FindPlaybooksForEvent(ctx context.Context, eventClass, event string) ([]mod
 	return playbooks, nil
 }
 
+func FindPlaybookRun(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (*models.PlaybookRun, error) {
+	var p models.PlaybookRun
+	if err := ctx.DB().Where("id = ?", id).First(&p).Error; err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &p, nil
+}
+
 func FindPlaybook(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (*models.Playbook, error) {
 	var p models.Playbook
 	if err := ctx.DB().Where("id = ?", id).First(&p).Error; err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 309e1cc4f..92df6246e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr v0.8.0
 	github.com/fergusstrange/embedded-postgres v1.25.0 // indirect
 	github.com/flanksource/commons v1.29.10
-	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.666
+	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.667
 	github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.24.32
 	github.com/flanksource/kopper v1.0.10
 	github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20240419095408-642f0ee99ae2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fc0f607eb..0d5da2599 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@ github.com/flanksource/artifacts v1.0.14 h1:Vv70bccsae0MwGaf/uSPp34J5V1/PyKfct9z
 github.com/flanksource/artifacts v1.0.14/go.mod h1:qHVCnQu5k50aWNJ5UhpcAKEl7pAzqUrFFKGSm147G70=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.29.10 h1:T/S95Pl8kASEFvQjQ7fJjTUqeVdhxQXg1vfkULTYFJQ=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.29.10/go.mod h1:iTbrXOSp3Spv570Nly97D/U9cQjLZoVlmWCXqWzsvRU=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.666 h1:doJ1OBKXHtb9Tlslh/LO7PSoVuqsl4R6B9cuGP+2CWw=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.666/go.mod h1:/dIt7bXnQlVtVikTu1TY1syEcuGCSUBnKyKlxVR5sDw=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.667 h1:um6ppCnvQF3roIduY1n6S9uPv/YkEEicPhzeFBbDzck=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.667/go.mod h1:/dIt7bXnQlVtVikTu1TY1syEcuGCSUBnKyKlxVR5sDw=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.4/go.mod h1:27BNWhzzSjDed1z8YShO6W+z6G9oZXuxfNFGd/iGSdc=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.24.32 h1:MILauVcjIqBit4nXB5UCN/LZ2z+fiMb8n1Klwjci1Tg=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.24.32/go.mod h1:FdQHxnyrBSmT5zNJTDq08oXxD+eOqti4ERanSoDmQAU=
diff --git a/playbook/actions/http.go b/playbook/actions/http.go
index 15b6e88f2..9d72120d0 100644
--- a/playbook/actions/http.go
+++ b/playbook/actions/http.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (c *HTTP) Run(ctx context.Context, action v1.HTTPAction) (*HTTPResult, erro
 		if _, err := url.Parse(connection.URL); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse url(%q): %w", connection.URL, err)
 		}
-	} else if connection == nil {
+	} else {
 		connection = &models.Connection{
 			URL: action.URL,
 		}
diff --git a/playbook/approval.go b/playbook/approval.go
index 071bd8ee1..c49e59cef 100644
--- a/playbook/approval.go
+++ b/playbook/approval.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package playbook
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/flanksource/commons/collections"
@@ -19,52 +20,45 @@ func HandlePlaybookRunApproval(c echo.Context) error {
 	ctx := c.Request().Context().(context.Context)
 
 	var (
-		playbookID = c.Param("playbook_id")
-		runID      = c.Param("run_id")
+		runID = c.Param("run_id")
 	)
 
-	playbookUUID, err := uuid.Parse(playbookID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, dutyAPI.HTTPError{Err: err.Error(), Message: "invalid playbook id"})
-	}
-
 	runUUID, err := uuid.Parse(runID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, dutyAPI.HTTPError{Err: err.Error(), Message: "invalid run id"})
 	}
 
-	if err := ApproveRun(ctx, playbookUUID, runUUID); err != nil {
+	if err := ApproveRun(ctx, runUUID); err != nil {
 		return dutyAPI.WriteError(c, err)
 	}
 
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, dutyAPI.HTTPSuccess{Message: "playbook run approved"})
 }
 
-func ApproveRun(ctx context.Context, playbookID, runID uuid.UUID) error {
-	playbook, err := db.FindPlaybook(ctx, playbookID)
+func ApproveRun(ctx context.Context, runID uuid.UUID) error {
+	run, err := db.FindPlaybookRun(ctx, runID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return api.Errorf(api.EINTERNAL, "something went wrong while finding playbook(id=%s)", playbookID).WithDebugInfo("db.FindPlaybook(id=%s): %v", playbookID, err)
-	} else if playbook == nil {
-		return api.Errorf(api.ENOTFOUND, "playbook(id=%s) not found", playbookID)
+		return api.Errorf(api.EINTERNAL, "something went wrong while finding run (id=%s)", runID).WithDebugInfo("db.FindPlaybookRun(id=%s): %v", runID, err)
+	} else if run == nil {
+		return api.Errorf(api.ENOTFOUND, "playbook run (id=%s) not found", runID)
 	}
 
-	return approveRun(ctx, playbook, runID)
+	return approveRun(ctx, run)
 }
 
-func requiresApproval(playbook *models.Playbook) bool {
-	playbookV1, _ := v1.PlaybookFromModel(*playbook)
-	return playbookV1.Spec.Approval != nil && !playbookV1.Spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty()
+func requiresApproval(spec v1.PlaybookSpec) bool {
+	return spec.Approval != nil && !spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty()
 }
 
-func approveRun(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, runID uuid.UUID) error {
+func approveRun(ctx context.Context, run *models.PlaybookRun) error {
 	approver := ctx.User()
 
-	playbookV1, err := v1.PlaybookFromModel(*playbook)
-	if err != nil {
-		return api.Errorf(api.EINTERNAL, "something went wrong").WithDebugInfo("v1.PlaybookFromModel: %v", err)
+	var spec v1.PlaybookSpec
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(run.Spec, &spec); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	if playbookV1.Spec.Approval == nil || playbookV1.Spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty() {
+	if spec.Approval == nil || spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty() {
 		return api.Errorf(api.EINVALID, "this playbook does not require approval")
 	}
 
@@ -73,19 +67,19 @@ func approveRun(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, runID uuid.UUID)
 	}
 
 	approval := models.PlaybookApproval{
-		RunID: runID,
+		RunID: run.ID,
 	}
 
-	if collections.Contains(playbookV1.Spec.Approval.Approvers.People, approver.Email) {
+	if collections.Contains(spec.Approval.Approvers.People, approver.Email) {
 		approval.PersonID = &approver.ID
 	} else {
 		teams, err := db.GetTeamsForUser(ctx, approver.ID.String())
 		if err != nil {
-			return api.Errorf(api.EINTERNAL, "something went wrong").WithDebugInfo("db.GetTeamIDsForUser(id=%s): %v", approver.ID, err)
+			return api.Errorf(api.EINTERNAL, "something went wrong").WithDebugInfo("db.GetTeamsForUser(id=%s): %v", approver.ID, err)
 		}
 
 		for _, team := range teams {
-			if collections.Contains(playbookV1.Spec.Approval.Approvers.Teams, team.Name) {
+			if collections.Contains(spec.Approval.Approvers.Teams, team.Name) {
 				approval.TeamID = &team.ID
 				break
 			}
@@ -97,7 +91,7 @@ func approveRun(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, runID uuid.UUID)
 	}
 
 	if err := db.SavePlaybookRunApproval(ctx, approval); err != nil {
-		return api.Errorf(api.EINTERNAL, "something went wrong while approving").WithDebugInfo("db.ApprovePlaybookRun(runID=%s, approverID=%s): %v", runID, approver.ID, err)
+		return api.Errorf(api.EINTERNAL, "something went wrong while approving").WithDebugInfo("db.SavePlaybookRunApproval(runID=%s, approverID=%s): %v", run.ID, approver.ID, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/playbook/controllers.go b/playbook/controllers.go
index d9291ba6c..147dfaa92 100644
--- a/playbook/controllers.go
+++ b/playbook/controllers.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(e *echo.Echo) {
 	runGroup := playbookGroup.Group("/run")
 	runGroup.POST("", HandlePlaybookRun, rbac.Playbook(rbac.ActionRun))
 	runGroup.GET("/:id", HandleGetPlaybookRun, rbac.Playbook(rbac.ActionRead))
-	runGroup.POST("/approve/:playbook_id/:run_id", HandlePlaybookRunApproval, rbac.Playbook(rbac.ActionApprove))
+	runGroup.POST("/approve/:run_id", HandlePlaybookRunApproval, rbac.Playbook(rbac.ActionApprove))
 }
 
 type RunResponse struct {
diff --git a/playbook/events.go b/playbook/events.go
index c8439d55c..2b71e78e7 100644
--- a/playbook/events.go
+++ b/playbook/events.go
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ func (t *playbookScheduler) Handle(ctx context.Context, event models.Event) erro
 		run := models.PlaybookRun{
 			PlaybookID: p.ID,
 			Status:     models.PlaybookRunStatusPending,
+			Spec:       p.Spec,
 		}
 
 		if playbook.Spec.Approval == nil || playbook.Spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty() {
diff --git a/playbook/playbook.go b/playbook/playbook.go
index 75203c3f0..8258da587 100644
--- a/playbook/playbook.go
+++ b/playbook/playbook.go
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, req RunParams) (*models
 		AgentID:    req.AgentID,
 	}
 
+	// The run gets its own copy of the spec and uses that throughout its lifecycle.
+	// Any change to the playbook spec while the run is in progress should not affect the run.
+	run.Spec = playbook.Spec
+
 	if ctx.User() != nil {
 		run.CreatedBy = &ctx.User().ID
 	}
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ func saveRunAsConfigChange(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, run m
 
 		details := map[string]any{
 			"parameters": parameters,
-			"spec":       playbook.Spec,
+			"spec":       run.Spec,
 		}
 		detailsJSON, err := json.Marshal(details)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -211,14 +215,18 @@ func savePlaybookRun(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, run *models
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 
 	ctx = ctx.WithDB(tx, ctx.Pool())
-
 	if err := ctx.DB().Create(run).Error; err != nil {
 		return ctx.Oops("db").Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresApproval(playbook) {
+	var spec v1.PlaybookSpec
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(run.Spec, &spec); err != nil {
+		return ctx.Oops().Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	if requiresApproval(spec) {
 		// Attempt to auto approve run
-		if err := approveRun(ctx, playbook, run.ID); err != nil {
+		if err := ApproveRun(ctx, run.ID); err != nil {
 			switch dutyAPI.ErrorCode(err) {
 			case dutyAPI.EFORBIDDEN, dutyAPI.EINVALID:
 				// ignore these errors
diff --git a/playbook/run_consumer.go b/playbook/run_consumer.go
index ac7189462..a86c6bb1f 100644
--- a/playbook/run_consumer.go
+++ b/playbook/run_consumer.go
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ func RunConsumer(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
 	if ctx.Properties().On(false, "playbook.scheduler.disabled") {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
+
 	var consumed = 0
 	err := ctx.Transaction(func(ctx context.Context, _ trace.Span) error {
 		tx := ctx.FastDB()
diff --git a/playbook/runner/agent.go b/playbook/runner/agent.go
index afc5be585..8e5e7f8a5 100644
--- a/playbook/runner/agent.go
+++ b/playbook/runner/agent.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func getActionForAgent(ctx context.Context, agent *models.Agent) (*ActionForAgen
 		return nil, ctx.Oops().Wrapf(err, "failed to template env")
 	}
 
-	spec, err := getActionSpec(playbook, step.Name)
+	spec, err := getActionSpec(run, step.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ctx.Oops().Wrap(err)
 	}
diff --git a/playbook/runner/runner.go b/playbook/runner/runner.go
index 83a5c10b9..d1d1004cd 100644
--- a/playbook/runner/runner.go
+++ b/playbook/runner/runner.go
@@ -29,17 +29,18 @@ const (
 	Agent = "agent"
 )
 
-func GetNextActionToRun(ctx context.Context, playbook models.Playbook, run models.PlaybookRun) (action *v1.PlaybookAction, lastAction *models.PlaybookRunAction, err error) {
-	ctx.Logger.V(3).Infof("Getting next action to run for playbook %s run %s", playbook.Name, run.ID)
-	ctx = ctx.WithObject(playbook, run)
-	if validationErr, err := openapi.ValidatePlaybookSpec(playbook.Spec); err != nil {
+func GetNextActionToRun(ctx context.Context, run models.PlaybookRun) (action *v1.PlaybookAction, lastAction *models.PlaybookRunAction, err error) {
+	ctx.Logger.V(3).Infof("getting next action for run %s", run.ID)
+	ctx = ctx.WithObject(run)
+
+	if validationErr, err := openapi.ValidatePlaybookSpec(run.Spec); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	} else if validationErr != nil {
 		return nil, nil, validationErr
 	}
 
 	var playbookSpec v1.PlaybookSpec
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(playbook.Spec, &playbookSpec); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(run.Spec, &playbookSpec); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, ctx.Oops().Wrap(err)
 	}
 
@@ -86,14 +87,15 @@ func findNextActionWithFilter(actions []v1.PlaybookAction) *v1.PlaybookAction {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getActionSpec(playbook *models.Playbook, name string) (*v1.PlaybookAction, error) {
+func getActionSpec(run *models.PlaybookRun, name string) (*v1.PlaybookAction, error) {
 	var spec v1.PlaybookSpec
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(playbook.Spec, &spec); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(run.Spec, &spec); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	for _, action := range spec.Actions {
 		if action.Name == name {
-			action.PlaybookID = playbook.ID.String()
+			action.PlaybookID = run.PlaybookID.String()
 			return &action, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -165,9 +167,12 @@ func ScheduleRun(ctx context.Context, run models.PlaybookRun) error {
 		return ctx.Oops("db").Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	ctx = ctx.WithObject(playbook, run)
+	// Override the current spec with the run's spec
+	playbook.Spec = run.Spec
+
+	ctx = ctx.WithObject(run)
 
-	action, lastRan, err := GetNextActionToRun(ctx, playbook, run)
+	action, lastRan, err := GetNextActionToRun(ctx, run)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Tracef("Unable to get next action")
 		return ctx.Oops().Wrap(err)
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ func ScheduleRun(ctx context.Context, run models.PlaybookRun) error {
 		return ctx.Oops("db").Wrap(run.End(ctx.DB()))
 	}
 
-	ctx = ctx.WithObject(playbook, action, run)
+	ctx = ctx.WithObject(action, run)
 
 	delayed, err := CheckDelay(ctx, playbook, run, action, lastRan)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ func ScheduleRun(ctx context.Context, run models.PlaybookRun) error {
 	}
 
 	var playbookSpec v1.PlaybookSpec
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(playbook.Spec, &playbookSpec); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(run.Spec, &playbookSpec); err != nil {
 		return ctx.Oops().Wrap(err)
 	}
 
@@ -261,22 +266,22 @@ func RunAction(ctx context.Context, run *models.PlaybookRun, action *models.Play
 	playbook, err := action.GetPlaybook(ctx.DB())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	}
-	if playbook == nil {
+	} else if playbook == nil {
 		return ctx.Oops().Errorf("playbook not found")
 	}
 
-	spec, err := v1.PlaybookFromModel(*playbook)
-	if err != nil {
+	var spec v1.PlaybookSpec
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(run.Spec), &spec); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	ctx = ctx.WithObject(playbook, action, run)
+
+	ctx = ctx.WithObject(action, run)
 	ctx, span := ctx.StartSpan(fmt.Sprintf("playbook.%s", playbook.Name))
 	defer span.End()
+
 	if err := TemplateAndExecuteAction(ctx, spec, playbook, run, action); err != nil {
 		if e, ok := oops.AsOops(err); ok {
 			if lo.Contains(e.Tags(), "db") {
-
 				// DB errors are retryable
 				return err
 			}
@@ -297,10 +302,10 @@ func RunAction(ctx context.Context, run *models.PlaybookRun, action *models.Play
 }
 
 // TemplateAndExecuteAction executes the given playbook action after templating it.
-func TemplateAndExecuteAction(ctx context.Context, spec v1.Playbook, playbook *models.Playbook, run *models.PlaybookRun, action *models.PlaybookRunAction) error {
+func TemplateAndExecuteAction(ctx context.Context, spec v1.PlaybookSpec, playbook *models.Playbook, run *models.PlaybookRun, action *models.PlaybookRunAction) error {
 	ctx = ctx.WithObject(playbook, run, action)
 
-	step, found := lo.Find(spec.Spec.Actions, func(i v1.PlaybookAction) bool { return i.Name == action.Name })
+	step, found := lo.Find(spec.Actions, func(i v1.PlaybookAction) bool { return i.Name == action.Name })
 	if !found {
 		return ctx.Oops().Errorf("action '%s' not found", action.Name)
 	}
diff --git a/playbook/runner/template.go b/playbook/runner/template.go
index f838f8f98..35e498746 100644
--- a/playbook/runner/template.go
+++ b/playbook/runner/template.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func CreateTemplateEnv(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, run *mode
 	oops := oops.With(models.ErrorContext(playbook, run)...)
 
 	var spec v1.PlaybookSpec
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(playbook.Spec, &spec); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(run.Spec, &spec); err != nil {
 		return templateEnv, oops.Wrapf(err, "invalid playbook spec")
 	}