diff --git a/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs b/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs
index e38540e..1b3c86e 100644
--- a/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs
+++ b/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs
@@ -18,18 +18,13 @@ pub enum Value {
     String(String),
 }
 
-// TODO LEAKING MEMORY NEEDS IMIDATE FIX BEFORE PROD
 pub fn execute_script(
-    script: &str,
+    script: String,
     target_type: &str,
 ) -> Result<Value, ExecutionError> {
     let mut vm = Engine::new();
-    
-    // SAFETY: THIS IS NEEDS TO BE REDONE
-    // Convert to Box<str> then leak to get 'static lifetime
-    let static_script: &'static str = Box::leak(script.to_string().into_boxed_str());
 
-    let results = vm.compile_and_run_raw_program(static_script)
+    let results = vm.compile_and_run_raw_program(script)
         .map_err(|e| ExecutionError::RuntimeError(e.to_string()))?;
 
     let last_result = results.last()
diff --git a/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs b/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs
index 0421f73..d6f22b9 100644
--- a/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs
+++ b/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs
@@ -114,18 +114,17 @@ pub async fn post_table_data(
     .await
     .map_err(|e| Status::internal(format!("Failed to fetch scripts: {}", e)))?;
 
-    // TODO SCRIPT EXECUTION NEEDS REDESING  
     for script_record in scripts {
         let target_column = script_record.target_column;
-        
+
         // Ensure target column exists in submitted data
         let user_value = data.get(&target_column)
             .ok_or_else(|| Status::invalid_argument(
                 format!("Script target column '{}' is required", target_column)
             ))?;
 
-        // Execute the script using your existing implementation
-        let script_result = execution::execute_script(&script_record.script, "STRING")
+        // Execute the script using the owned String
+        let script_result = execution::execute_script(script_record.script.clone(), "STRING")  // Changed here
             .map_err(|e| Status::invalid_argument(
                 format!("Script execution failed for '{}': {}", target_column, e)
             ))?;
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ pub async fn post_table_data(
                 "Validation failed for '{}'. Expected: '{}', Received: '{}'",
                 target_column, expected_value, user_value
             )));
-        }    
+        }
     }
 
     // Prepare SQL parameters