diff --git a/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/components/QueryToolComponent.jsx b/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/components/QueryToolComponent.jsx
index 4f0ac6482e2..c813175bf30 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/components/QueryToolComponent.jsx
+++ b/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/components/QueryToolComponent.jsx
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ export default function QueryToolComponent({params, pgWindow, pgAdmin, selectedN
       role: selectedConn.role,
       password: password,
       dbname: selectedConn.database_name
-    } : JSON.stringify(qtState.params.sql_filter))
+    } : qtState.params.sql_filter)
       .then(()=>{
         setQtStatePartial({
           connected: true,
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/show_view_data.js b/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/show_view_data.js
index 5462c73e366..971cf938f96 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/show_view_data.js
+++ b/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/show_view_data.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function showFilterDialog(pgBrowser, item, queryToolMod, transId,
   let helpUrl = url_for('help.static', {'filename': 'viewdata_filter.html'});
 
   let okCallback = function() {
-    queryToolMod.launch(transId, gridUrl, false, queryToolTitle, {sql_filter: schema.sessData.filter_sql});
+    queryToolMod.launch(transId, gridUrl, false, queryToolTitle, {sql_filter: JSON.stringify(schema.sessData.filter_sql)});
   };
 
   pgBrowser.Events.trigger('pgadmin:utility:show', item,