diff --git a/server/intellipay/intellipay.js b/server/intellipay/intellipay.js
index aa3ddb464..71adce9a3 100644
--- a/server/intellipay/intellipay.js
+++ b/server/intellipay/intellipay.js
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ exports.postback = async (req, res) => {
     if (decodedComment) {
       //Shifted the order to have this first to retain backwards compatibility for the old style of short link.
       //This has been triggered by IO and may have multiple jobs.
-      const parsedComment = JSON.parse(decodedComment);
+      const parsedComment = decodedComment;
 
       logger.log("intellipay-postback-parsed-comment", "DEBUG", req.user?.email, null, {
         parsedComment,