diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dfa790e4..11ac5ae9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.frameworkium</groupId>
   <artifactId>Frameworkium-core</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.5</version>
+  <version>1.1.6</version>
 
   <name>Frameworkium-core</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/frameworkium/jira/zapi/Execution.java b/src/main/java/com/frameworkium/jira/zapi/Execution.java
index cf95c946..36759260 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/frameworkium/jira/zapi/Execution.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/frameworkium/jira/zapi/Execution.java
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ private void updateStatusAndComment(final Integer executionId, final int status,
                 comment = comment.substring(0, 747) + "...";
             }
             obj.put("comment", comment);
+            
+            given().contentType("application/json").and().body(obj.toString()).then().put("execution/" + executionId + "/execute");
+
         } catch (JSONException e) {
             logger.error("Update status and comment failed", e);
         }
-
-        given().contentType("application/json").and().body(obj).then().put("execution/" + executionId + "/execute");
     }
 
     private void deleteExistingAttachments(final Integer executionId) {