diff --git a/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js b/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js
index ddc3308756..388b737a8d 100644
--- a/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js
+++ b/pynecone/.templates/web/utils/state.js
@@ -68,22 +68,24 @@ export const applyDelta = (state, delta) => {
  * @param event The event to send.
  * @param router The router object.
  * @param socket The socket object to send the event on.
+ *
+ * @returns True if the event was sent, false if it was handled locally.
  */
 export const applyEvent = async (event, router, socket) => {
   // Handle special events
   if (event.name == "_redirect") {
     router.push(event.payload.path);
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   if (event.name == "_console") {
     console.log(event.payload.message);
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   if (event.name == "_alert") {
     alert(event.payload.message);
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   // Send the event to the server.
@@ -91,7 +93,10 @@ export const applyEvent = async (event, router, socket) => {
   event.router_data = (({ pathname, query }) => ({ pathname, query }))(router);
   if (socket) {
     socket.emit("event", JSON.stringify(event));
+    return true;
   }
+
+  return false;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -119,7 +124,11 @@ export const updateState = async (state, setState, result, setResult, router, so
   setState({ ...state, events: state.events });
 
   // Apply the event.
-  await applyEvent(event, router, socket);
+  const eventSent = await applyEvent(event, router, socket);
+  if (!eventSent) {
+    // If no event was sent, set processing to false and return.
+    setResult({...state, processing: false})
+  }
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/pynecone/utils.py b/pynecone/utils.py
index 6d2a26392d..be7720cf19 100644
--- a/pynecone/utils.py
+++ b/pynecone/utils.py
@@ -1304,11 +1304,6 @@ def fix_events(events: Optional[List[Event]], token: str) -> List[Event]:
             name = format_event_handler(e.handler)
             payload = dict(e.args)
 
-        # Remove any extra quotes introduced by json.dumps(..) and escape the characters.
-        for k, v in payload.items():
-            if isinstance(v, str):
-                payload[k] = json.loads(v)
-
         # Create an event and append it to the list.
         out.append(
             Event(