diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/AutomationActionScheduledMessageInput.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/AutomationActionScheduledMessageInput.vue
index 61295c4ac..71a471adb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/AutomationActionScheduledMessageInput.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/AutomationActionScheduledMessageInput.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
-import { computed, ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
+import { computed, ref, onBeforeMount } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { useStore } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 import { useAlert } from 'dashboard/composables';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import DurationInput from 'dashboard/components-next/input/DurationInput.vue';
 import NextButton from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
 import WhatsappTemplates from 'dashboard/components/widgets/conversation/WhatsappTemplates/Modal.vue';
 import { DURATION_UNITS } from 'dashboard/components-next/input/constants';
+import { DEFAULT_SCHEDULED_MESSAGE_DELAY_MINUTES } from 'dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/automation/constants.js';
 
 const props = defineProps({
   modelValue: {
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ const props = defineProps({
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['update:modelValue']);
 
-const DEFAULT_DELAY_MINUTES = 24 * 60; // 24 hours
 const MAX_DELAY_MINUTES = 999 * 24 * 60; // 999 days
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ const content = computed({
 });
 
 const delayMinutes = computed({
-  get: () => normalizedParams.value.delay_minutes ?? DEFAULT_DELAY_MINUTES,
+  get: () =>
+    normalizedParams.value.delay_minutes ??
+    DEFAULT_SCHEDULED_MESSAGE_DELAY_MINUTES,
   set: value => {
     const numValue = Math.min(
       Math.max(1, Number(value) || 1),
@@ -79,15 +81,23 @@ const detectUnit = minutes => {
   return DURATION_UNITS.MINUTES;
 };
 
-onMounted(() => {
-  // Always emit the properly formatted params on mount
-  // This ensures the data is in the correct array format for validation
-  // and sets default delay_minutes if not present
-  const currentDelay = normalizedParams.value.delay_minutes;
-  const rawDelay = currentDelay ?? DEFAULT_DELAY_MINUTES;
-  const delay = Math.min(Math.max(1, Number(rawDelay) || 1), MAX_DELAY_MINUTES);
-  updateParams({ delay_minutes: delay });
-  delayUnit.value = detectUnit(delay);
+onBeforeMount(() => {
+  // Normalize delay_minutes for existing automations with invalid/out-of-range values
+  // For new actions, resetAction in useAutomation.js sets the default
+  const rawDelay =
+    normalizedParams.value.delay_minutes ??
+    DEFAULT_SCHEDULED_MESSAGE_DELAY_MINUTES;
+  const clampedDelay = Math.min(
+    Math.max(1, Number(rawDelay) || 1),
+    MAX_DELAY_MINUTES
+  );
+
+  // Only emit if the value needs normalization to avoid unnecessary updates
+  if (clampedDelay !== normalizedParams.value.delay_minutes) {
+    updateParams({ delay_minutes: clampedDelay });
+  }
+
+  delayUnit.value = detectUnit(clampedDelay);
 });
 
 // Attachment handling
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/spec/useAutomation.spec.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/spec/useAutomation.spec.js
index a66f0c7b4..9e7cf1663 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/spec/useAutomation.spec.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/spec/useAutomation.spec.js
@@ -190,6 +190,27 @@ describe('useAutomation', () => {
     expect(automation.value.actions[0].action_params).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it('resets scheduled message action with default delay_minutes', () => {
+    const { resetAction, automation } = useAutomation();
+    automation.value = {
+      event_name: 'message_created',
+      conditions: [],
+      actions: [
+        {
+          action_name: 'create_scheduled_message',
+          action_params: [{ content: 'test', delay_minutes: 60 }],
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    resetAction(0);
+
+    // Should reset with default delay of 24 hours (1440 minutes)
+    expect(automation.value.actions[0].action_params).toEqual([
+      { delay_minutes: 1440 },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('manifests custom attributes correctly', () => {
     const { manifestCustomAttributes, automationTypes } = useAutomation();
     automationTypes.message_created = { conditions: [] };
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useAutomation.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useAutomation.js
index 09828513f..4153d7668 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useAutomation.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useAutomation.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   // AUTOMATION_RULE_EVENTS,
   // AUTOMATION_ACTION_TYPES,
   AUTOMATIONS,
+  DEFAULT_SCHEDULED_MESSAGE_DELAY_MINUTES,
 } from 'dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/automation/constants.js';
 
 /**
@@ -123,10 +124,18 @@ export function useAutomation(startValue = null) {
    * @param {number} index - The index of the action to reset.
    */
   const resetAction = index => {
+    const action = automation.value.actions[index];
     const newActions = [...automation.value.actions];
+
+    // For scheduled messages, initialize with default delay
+    const actionParams =
+      action.action_name === 'create_scheduled_message'
+        ? [{ delay_minutes: DEFAULT_SCHEDULED_MESSAGE_DELAY_MINUTES }]
+        : [];
+
     newActions[index] = {
       ...newActions[index],
-      action_params: [],
+      action_params: actionParams,
     };
 
     automation.value.actions = newActions;
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useEditableAutomation.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useEditableAutomation.js
index d545bd41a..9d1d4eed4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useEditableAutomation.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/composables/useEditableAutomation.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ export function useEditableAutomation() {
       );
     }
     if (inputType === 'scheduled_message') {
-      return params[0] || {};
+      // Keep as array to maintain consistent format with how the component emits updates
+      return params[0] ? [params[0]] : [];
     }
     if (inputType === 'team_message') {
       return {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/automation/constants.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/automation/constants.js
index 3fac7e699..8e2b1a68e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/automation/constants.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/automation/constants.js
@@ -724,3 +724,6 @@ export const AUTOMATION_ACTION_TYPES = [
     inputType: 'search_select',
   },
 ];
+
+// Default delay for scheduled messages (24 hours in minutes)
+export const DEFAULT_SCHEDULED_MESSAGE_DELAY_MINUTES = 24 * 60;