diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 0789dca4e..fbd44e862 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 7.5.3
  - prevent HTML and Macro injection in usernames
+ - Fixed a problem that caused all Cron job parameters to return an empty hash
+   ref.
 
 7.5.2
  - add: Auth modules now accept a "returnUrl" form parameter when logging in
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Cron.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Cron.pm
index ecbb459d3..0adf3a049 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Cron.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Cron.pm
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ sub get {
     my $self = shift;
     my $name = shift;
     if ($name eq "parameters") {
-        if (exists $self->{_data}{parameters} and ref($self->{_data}{parameters}) eq 'HASH' ) {
+        if (exists $self->{_data}{parameters}) {
             my $parameters = JSON::from_json($self->{_data}{$name});
             return $parameters->{parameters};
         }