diff --git a/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_note.py b/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_note.py
index a0e7719779..679010ca58 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_note.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_note.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class IntegrateFtrackNote(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         if not config:
             return
 
-        items = config.get("data")
+        configuration = json.loads(config)
+        items = configuration.get("data")
         if not items:
             return