diff --git a/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.gen.go b/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.gen.go
index d3ce621f6..476093116 100644
--- a/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.gen.go
+++ b/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.gen.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type (
 		hasScope    bool
 		Scope       interface{}
 		scopeAny    interface{}
-		scopeString string
 		scopeStream io.Reader
 
 		hasSource bool
@@ -46,12 +45,13 @@ type (
 	jsenvExecuteResults struct {
 		ResultString string
 		ResultInt    int64
+		ResultBool   bool
 		ResultAny    interface{}
 	}
 )
 
-func (a jsenvExecuteArgs) GetScope() (bool, interface{}, string, io.Reader) {
-	return a.hasScope, a.scopeAny, a.scopeString, a.scopeStream
+func (a jsenvExecuteArgs) GetScope() (bool, interface{}, io.Reader) {
+	return a.hasScope, a.scopeAny, a.scopeStream
 }
 
 // Execute function Process arbitrary data in jsenv
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (h jsenvHandler) Execute() *atypes.Function {
 		Parameters: []*atypes.Param{
 			{
 				Name:  "scope",
-				Types: []string{"Any", "String", "Reader"}, Required: true,
+				Types: []string{"Any", "Reader"}, Required: true,
 			},
 			{
 				Name:  "source",
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ func (h jsenvHandler) Execute() *atypes.Function {
 				Types: []string{"Integer"},
 			},
 
+			{
+				Name:  "resultBool",
+				Types: []string{"Boolean"},
+			},
+
 			{
 				Name:  "resultAny",
 				Types: []string{"Any"},
@@ -116,8 +121,6 @@ func (h jsenvHandler) Execute() *atypes.Function {
 				switch aux.Type() {
 				case h.reg.Type("Any").Type():
 					args.scopeAny = aux.Get().(interface{})
-				case h.reg.Type("String").Type():
-					args.scopeString = aux.Get().(string)
 				case h.reg.Type("Reader").Type():
 					args.scopeStream = aux.Get().(io.Reader)
 				}
@@ -156,6 +159,19 @@ func (h jsenvHandler) Execute() *atypes.Function {
 				}
 			}
 
+			{
+				// converting results.ResultBool (bool) to Boolean
+				var (
+					tval expr.TypedValue
+				)
+
+				if tval, err = h.reg.Type("Boolean").Cast(results.ResultBool); err != nil {
+					return
+				} else if err = expr.Assign(out, "resultBool", tval); err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
 			{
 				// converting results.ResultAny (interface{}) to Any
 				var (
diff --git a/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.go b/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.go
index 0235619ca..3a72d64d1 100644
--- a/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.go
+++ b/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.go
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 type (
 	jsenvHandler struct {
-		reg queueHandlerRegistry
+		reg jsenvHandlerRegistry
+		vm  jsenv.Vm
 	}
 )
 
@@ -19,10 +20,21 @@ func JsenvHandler(reg queueHandlerRegistry) *jsenvHandler {
 		reg: reg,
 	}
 
+	h.preloadVm()
 	h.register()
+
 	return h
 }
 
+func (h *jsenvHandler) preloadVm() {
+	// call jsenv, feed it function and expect a result
+	tr := jsenv.NewTransformer(jsenv.LoaderJS, jsenv.TargetNoop)
+	h.vm = jsenv.New(tr)
+
+	// register a request body reader
+	h.vm.Register("readRequestBody", ReadRequestBody)
+}
+
 func (h jsenvHandler) execute(ctx context.Context, args *jsenvExecuteArgs) (res *jsenvExecuteResults, err error) {
 	res = &jsenvExecuteResults{}
 
@@ -36,29 +48,14 @@ func (h jsenvHandler) execute(ctx context.Context, args *jsenvExecuteArgs) (res
 		return
 	}
 
-	var vv interface{}
-
-	switch a := args.Scope.(type) {
-	case *expr.KVV:
-		vv = a.Get()
-	case *expr.String:
-		vv = a.Get()
-	default:
-		vv = a
-	}
-
-	// call jsenv, feed it function and expect a result
-	tr := jsenv.NewTransformer(jsenv.LoaderJS, jsenv.TargetNoop)
-	vm := jsenv.New(tr)
-
-	fn, err := vm.RegisterFunction(args.Source)
+	fn, err := h.vm.RegisterFunction(args.Source)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("could not register jsenv function: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	out, err := fn.Exec(vm.New(vv))
+	out, err := fn.Exec(h.vm.New(expr.UntypedValue(args.Scope)))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("could not exec jsenv function: %s", err)
@@ -66,19 +63,14 @@ func (h jsenvHandler) execute(ctx context.Context, args *jsenvExecuteArgs) (res
 	}
 
 	switch vv := out.(type) {
-
-	// this one should go out once the ResultAny
-	// is mainly used
 	case uint64:
 		res.ResultInt = int64(vv)
 	case int64:
 		res.ResultInt = int64(vv)
-
-	// this one should go out once the ResultAny
-	// is mainly used
 	case string:
 		res.ResultString = string(vv)
-
+	case bool:
+		res.ResultBool = vv
 	default:
 		res.ResultAny = vv
 	}
diff --git a/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.yaml b/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.yaml
index 1c622a50b..ac8c0862c 100644
--- a/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.yaml
+++ b/automation/automation/jsenv_handler.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ functions:
         required: true
         types:
           - { wf: Any }
-          - { wf: String, suffix: String }
-          - { wf: Reader, suffix: Stream }
+          - { wf: Reader,  suffix: Stream }
       source:
         required: true
         types:
@@ -21,5 +20,7 @@ functions:
         wf: String
       resultInt:
         wf: Integer
+      resultBool:
+        wf: Boolean
       resultAny:
         wf: Any
diff --git a/pkg/jsenv/func.go b/pkg/jsenv/func.go
index f8bb37633..04b304160 100644
--- a/pkg/jsenv/func.go
+++ b/pkg/jsenv/func.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type (
-	fn struct {
+	Fn struct {
 		f goja.Callable
 	}
 )
 
-func (f fn) Exec(i ...goja.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+func (f Fn) Exec(i ...goja.Value) (interface{}, error) {
 	ret, err := f.f(goja.Undefined(), i...)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/jsenv/vm.go b/pkg/jsenv/vm.go
index 45db44906..fbea336f7 100644
--- a/pkg/jsenv/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/jsenv/vm.go
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ func (ss Vm) Fetch(key string) goja.Value {
 
 // RegisterFunction registers the function to the vm and returns the
 // function that can be used in go
-func (ss Vm) RegisterFunction(s string, wrapperFn ...func() string) (f *fn, err error) {
-
+func (ss Vm) RegisterFunction(s string, wrapperFn ...func() string) (f *Fn, err error) {
 	if len(wrapperFn) > 0 {
 		for _, wfn := range wrapperFn {
 			s = fmt.Sprintf(wfn(), s)
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ func (ss Vm) RegisterFunction(s string, wrapperFn ...func() string) (f *fn, err
 		return
 	}
 
-	return &fn{
+	return &Fn{
 		f: fnn,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/jsenv/vm_test.go b/pkg/jsenv/vm_test.go
index 078613246..7da6a761e 100644
--- a/pkg/jsenv/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jsenv/vm_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func Test_registerFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tcc {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var (
-				f   *fn
+				f   *Fn
 				err error
 
 				req = require.New(t)
diff --git a/tests/apigw/main_test.go b/tests/apigw/main_test.go
index c8cefef23..ae55a8023 100644
--- a/tests/apigw/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/apigw/main_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ var (
 	testApp *app.CortezaApp
 	r       chi.Router
 
+	// defStore store.Storer
 	eventBus = eventbus.New()
 )
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ func InitTestApp() {
 				return err
 			}
 
+			// defStore = app.Store
 			eventbus.Set(eventBus)
 			return nil
 		})