diff --git a/client/modules/_hooks/src/workspace/types.ts b/client/modules/_hooks/src/workspace/types.ts
index 4da9fce6e..461c3639c 100644
--- a/client/modules/_hooks/src/workspace/types.ts
+++ b/client/modules/_hooks/src/workspace/types.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ export type TAppFileInput = {
   targetPath?: string;
 };
 
+type TAppNotes = {
+  label?: string;
+  shortLabel?: string;
+  helpUrl?: string;
+  category?: string;
+  isInteractive?: boolean;
+  hideNodeCountAndCoresPerNode?: boolean;
+  icon?: string;
+  dynamicExecSystems?: string[];
+  queueFilter?: string[];
+  hideQueue?: boolean;
+  hideAllocation?: boolean;
+  hideMaxMinutes?: boolean;
+  jobLaunchDescription?: string;
+  showReservation?: boolean;
+  showTargetPath?: boolean;
+};
+
 export type TTapisApp = {
   sharedAppCtx: string;
   isPublic: boolean;
@@ -111,22 +129,7 @@ export type TTapisApp = {
     tags: string[];
   };
   tags: string[];
-  notes: {
-    label?: string;
-    shortLabel?: string;
-    helpUrl?: string;
-    category?: string;
-    isInteractive?: boolean;
-    hideNodeCountAndCoresPerNode?: boolean;
-    icon?: string;
-    dynamicExecSystems?: string[];
-    queueFilter?: string[];
-    hideQueue?: boolean;
-    hideAllocation?: boolean;
-    hideMaxMinutes?: boolean;
-    jobLaunchDescription?: string;
-    showReservation?: boolean;
-  };
+  notes: TAppNotes;
   uuid: string;
   deleted: boolean;
   created: string;
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ export type TTapisJob = {
   mpiCmd?: string;
   name: string;
   nodeCount: number;
-  notes: string;
+  notes: TAppNotes;
   owner: string;
   parameterSet: string;
   remoteChecksFailed: number;
diff --git a/client/modules/workspace/src/JobsDetailModal/JobsDetailModal.tsx b/client/modules/workspace/src/JobsDetailModal/JobsDetailModal.tsx
index 2207b2db8..ae3e45508 100644
--- a/client/modules/workspace/src/JobsDetailModal/JobsDetailModal.tsx
+++ b/client/modules/workspace/src/JobsDetailModal/JobsDetailModal.tsx
@@ -304,7 +304,12 @@ export const JobsDetailModal: React.FC<{ uuid: string }> = ({ uuid }) => {
               <dt>Job UUID: </dt>
               <dd>{jobData.uuid}</dd>
               <dt>Application: </dt>
-              <dd>{JSON.parse(jobData.notes).label || jobData.appId}</dd>
+              <dd>
+                {(typeof jobData.notes === 'string'
+                  ? JSON.parse(jobData.notes)
+                  : jobData.notes
+                ).label || jobData.appId}
+              </dd>
               <dt>System: </dt>
               <dd>{jobData.execSystemId}</dd>
             </dl>
diff --git a/designsafe/apps/workspace/api/utils.py b/designsafe/apps/workspace/api/utils.py
index e80b74617..35d2b9f70 100644
--- a/designsafe/apps/workspace/api/utils.py
+++ b/designsafe/apps/workspace/api/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Workspace API Utils"""
 
 import json
+from typing import Union
+from tapipy.tapis import TapisResult
 
 
 def get_tapis_timeout_error_messages(job_id):
@@ -11,6 +13,18 @@ def get_tapis_timeout_error_messages(job_id):
     ]
 
 
+def _get_job_notes(job_notes: Union[str, TapisResult]):
+    """
+    Normalize `job.notes` as in older version of Tapis `notes` is a JSON-formatted string
+    but this is being changed to a TapisResult object. Once all tenants are migrated to
+    return structured (non-string) 'notes', this can be
+    removed
+    """
+    if isinstance(job_notes, str):
+        return json.loads(job_notes)
+    return job_notes
+
+
 def check_job_for_timeout(job):
     """
     Check an interactive job for timeout status and mark it as finished
@@ -18,7 +32,7 @@ def check_job_for_timeout(job):
     """
 
     if hasattr(job, "notes"):
-        notes = json.loads(job.notes)
+        notes = _get_job_notes(job.notes)
 
         is_failed = job.status == "FAILED"
         is_interactive = notes.get("isInteractive", False)