diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppS3FileInput.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppS3FileInput.svelte
index 002ec519fb..32f99024c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppS3FileInput.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppS3FileInput.svelte
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	let value: { path: string; filename: string }[] | undefined = undefined
 	const outputs = initOutput($worldStore, id, {
-		result: [] as { path: string; filename: string }[] | undefined,
+		result: value ?? ([] as { path: string; filename: string }[] | undefined),
 		loading: false,
 		jobId: undefined
 	})
@@ -124,15 +125,18 @@
 		customResourceType="s3"
 		customClass={css?.container?.class}
 		customStyle={css?.container?.style}
+		{fileUploads}
 		{workspace}
 		on:addition={(evt) => {
 			const curr = outputs.result.peak()
-			outputs.result.set(curr.concat(evt.detail))
+			value = curr.concat(evt.detail)
+			outputs.result.set(value)
 			onFileChange?.forEach((id) => $runnableComponents?.[id]?.cb?.forEach((cb) => cb?.()))
 		}}
 		on:deletion={(evt) => {
 			const curr = outputs.result.peak()
-			outputs.result.set(curr.filter((file) => file.path !== evt.detail?.path))
+			value = curr.filter((file) => file.path !== evt.detail?.path)
+			outputs.result.set(value)
 		}}
 		{forceDisplayUploads}
 	/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppTextInput.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppTextInput.svelte
index b7cf25c245..546125c410 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppTextInput.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/inputs/AppTextInput.svelte
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 	let value: string | undefined = resolvedConfig.defaultValue
 
 	let outputs = initOutput($worldStore, id, {
-		result: ''
+		result: value ?? ''
 	})
 
 	onDestroy(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/common/fileUpload/FileUpload.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/common/fileUpload/FileUpload.svelte
index 507bf8b6a7..4ba06e3d99 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/common/fileUpload/FileUpload.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/common/fileUpload/FileUpload.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	export let forceDisplayUploads: boolean = false
 	export let defaultValue: string | undefined = undefined
 	export let workspace: string | undefined = undefined
+	export let fileUploads: Writable<FileUploadData[]> = writable([])
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@
 		file?: File
 	}
 
-	let fileUploads: Writable<FileUploadData[]> = writable([])
-
 	async function handleChange(files: File[] | undefined) {
 		for (const file of files ?? []) {
 			uploadFileToS3(file, file.name)