diff --git a/packages/dbos-sqs/index.ts b/packages/dbos-sqs/index.ts
index 650d6c26d..f4a43defa 100644
--- a/packages/dbos-sqs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/dbos-sqs/index.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class SQSReceiver implements DBOSEventReceiver
                                 wfid = cro.config?.getWFKey ? cro.config.getWFKey(message) : undefined;
                             }
                             if (!wfid) wfid = message.MessageId;
-                            await executor.workflow(method.registeredFunction as unknown as WorkflowFunction<unknown[], unknown>, {workflowUUID: wfid}, [message]);
+                            await executor.workflow(method.registeredFunction as unknown as WorkflowFunction<unknown[], unknown>, {workflowUUID: wfid}, message);
             
                             // Delete the message from the queue after starting workflow (which will take over retries)
                             await client.send(new DeleteMessageCommand({
diff --git a/packages/dbos-sqs/sqs.test.ts b/packages/dbos-sqs/sqs.test.ts
index 50598d2c3..7300b9840 100644
--- a/packages/dbos-sqs/sqs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dbos-sqs/sqs.test.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ import { TestingRuntime, createTestingRuntime, configureInstance, WorkflowContex
 
 const sleepms = (ms: number) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
 
+interface ValueObj {
+  val: number,
+}
+
 class SQSReceiver
 {
   static msgRcvCount: number = 0;
+  static msgValueSum: number = 0;
   @SQSMessageConsumer({queueURL: process.env['SQS_QUEUE_URL']})
   @Workflow()
-  static async recvMessage(_ctx: WorkflowContext, _msg: Message) {
-    ++SQSReceiver.msgRcvCount;
+  static async recvMessage(_ctx: WorkflowContext, msg: Message) {
+    const ms = msg.Body!;
+    const res = JSON.parse(ms) as ValueObj;
+    SQSReceiver.msgRcvCount++;
+    SQSReceiver.msgValueSum += res.val;
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 }
@@ -53,9 +61,12 @@ describe("sqs-tests", () => {
       console.log("SQS unavailable, skipping SQS tests");
       return;
     }
+    const sv: ValueObj = {
+      val: 10,
+    }
     const ser = await testRuntime.invoke(sqsCfg).sendMessage(
         {
-            MessageBody: "{}",
+            MessageBody: JSON.stringify(sv),
         },
     );
     expect(ser.MessageId).toBeDefined();
@@ -66,5 +77,6 @@ describe("sqs-tests", () => {
       await sleepms(100);
     }
     expect(SQSReceiver.msgRcvCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(SQSReceiver.msgValueSum).toBe(10);
   });
 });