diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index 5ed670e9..9ffcbd5f 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ class Api:
                     raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=f"Cannot have a selectable script in the always on scripts params")
                 # always on script with no arg should always run so you don't really need to add them to the requests
                 if "args" in request.alwayson_scripts[alwayson_script_name]:
-                    script_args[alwayson_script.args_from:alwayson_script.args_to] = request.alwayson_scripts[alwayson_script_name]["args"]
+                    # min between arg length in scriptrunner and arg length in the request
+                    for idx in range(0, min((alwayson_script.args_to - alwayson_script.args_from), len(request.alwayson_scripts[alwayson_script_name]["args"]))):
+                        script_args[alwayson_script.args_from + idx] = request.alwayson_scripts[alwayson_script_name]["args"][idx]
         return script_args
 
     def text2imgapi(self, txt2imgreq: StableDiffusionTxt2ImgProcessingAPI):