diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/route_history/route_history.py b/frappe/desk/doctype/route_history/route_history.py
index fc87312950..a49d5d5418 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/route_history/route_history.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/route_history/route_history.py
@@ -42,16 +42,13 @@ def flush_old_route_records():
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def deferred_insert(routes):
-	routes_record = []
-
-	if isinstance(routes, str):
-		routes = json.loads(routes)
-
-	for route_doc in routes:
-		routes_record.append({
+	routes = [
+		{
 			"user": frappe.session.user,
-			"route": route_doc.get("route"),
-			"creation": route_doc.get("creation")
-		})
+			"route": route.get("route"),
+			"creation": route.get("creation"),
+		}
+		for route in frappe.parse_json(routes)
+	]
 
-	_deferred_insert("Route History", json.dumps(routes_record))
+	_deferred_insert("Route History", json.dumps(routes))
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/router_history.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/router_history.js
index fb2d5790da..14b936f5e8 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/router_history.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/router_history.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ const routes_to_skip = ['Form', 'social', 'setup-wizard', 'recorder'];
 const save_routes = frappe.utils.debounce(() => {
 	if (frappe.session.user === 'Guest') return;
 	const routes = frappe.route_history_queue;
-	frappe.route_history_queue = [];
-
 	if (!routes.length) return;
 
+	frappe.route_history_queue = [];
+
 	frappe.xcall('frappe.desk.doctype.route_history.route_history.deferred_insert', {
 		'routes': routes
 	}).catch(() => {