diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/components/recorderCardUI.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/components/recorderCardUI.tsx
index 51413c2c82..82198f5c8f 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/components/recorderCardUI.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/components/recorderCardUI.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
-import React, {useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import React, {useRef, useState, useEffect} from 'react'
 import { RecorderProps } from '../types'
 import { OverlayTrigger, Tooltip } from 'react-bootstrap' // eslint-disable-line
 
 export function RecorderUI (props: RecorderProps) {
   const inputLive = useRef<HTMLInputElement>()
   const [toggleExpander, setToggleExpander] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const [enableRunButton, setEnableRunButton] = useState<boolean>(true)
   const triggerRecordButton = () => {
     props.storeScenario(props.scenarioPrompt)
   }
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ export function RecorderUI (props: RecorderProps) {
     props.runCurrentScenario(liveMode, props.gasEstimationPrompt, props.passphrasePrompt, props.mainnetPrompt)
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (props.currentFile.endsWith('.json')) setEnableRunButton(false)
+    else setEnableRunButton(true)
+  }, [props.currentFile])
+
   const toggleClass = () => {
     setToggleExpander(!toggleExpander)
   }
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ export function RecorderUI (props: RecorderProps) {
           </span>
           </Tooltip>
         }>
-          <button className="btn btn-sm btn-info runtransaction udapp_runTxs" data-id="runtransaction" onClick={handleClickRunButton}>Run</button>
+          <button className="btn btn-sm btn-info runtransaction udapp_runTxs" data-id="runtransaction" disabled={enableRunButton} onClick={handleClickRunButton}>Run</button>
         </OverlayTrigger>
         </div>        
       </div>
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/run-tab.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/run-tab.tsx
index f8715ac16e..128d315201 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/run-tab.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/run-tab.tsx
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ export function RunTabUI (props: RunTabProps) {
     storage: null,
     contract: null
   })
-  runTabInitialState.selectExEnv = props.plugin.blockchain.getProvider()
+  runTabInitialState.selectExEnv = plugin.blockchain.getProvider()
   runTabInitialState.selectExEnv = runTabInitialState.selectExEnv === 'vm' ? 'vm-london' : runTabInitialState.selectExEnv
   const [runTab, dispatch] = useReducer(runTabReducer, runTabInitialState)
   const REACT_API = { runTab }
+  const currentfile = plugin.config.get('currentFile')
 
   useEffect(() => {
     initRunTab(plugin)(dispatch)
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ export function RunTabUI (props: RunTabProps) {
             runCurrentScenario={runScenario}
             scenarioPrompt={scenarioPrompt}
             count={runTab.recorder.transactionCount}
+            currentFile={currentfile}
           />
           <InstanceContainerUI
             instances={runTab.instances}
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ export function RunTabUI (props: RunTabProps) {
       </div>
       <ModalDialog id='udappNotify' { ...focusModal } handleHide={ handleHideModal } />
       <Toaster message={focusToaster} handleHide={handleToaster} />
-      <PublishToStorage id='udapp' api={props.plugin} resetStorage={resetStorage} storage={publishData.storage} contract={publishData.contract} />
+      <PublishToStorage id='udapp' api={plugin} resetStorage={resetStorage} storage={publishData.storage} contract={publishData.contract} />
     </Fragment>
   )
 }
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/types/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/types/index.ts
index dfb526d59d..d27eb1f580 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/types/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/run-tab/src/lib/types/index.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export interface RecorderProps {
   passphrasePrompt: (msg: string) => JSX.Element,
   scenarioPrompt: (msg: string, defaultValue: string) => JSX.Element,
   count: number
+  currentFile: string
 }
 
 export interface InstanceContainerProps {