diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
index 71cf363319..9ee38669fd 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -612,7 +612,10 @@ const HostDetailsPage = ({
 
   const onCancelScriptDetailsModal = useCallback(() => {
     setScriptDetailsId("");
-  }, []);
+    // refetch activities to make sure they up-to-date with what was displayed in the modal
+    refetchPastActivities();
+    refetchUpcomingActivities();
+  }, [refetchPastActivities, refetchUpcomingActivities]);
 
   const onCancelSoftwareInstallDetailsModal = useCallback(() => {
     setSoftwareInstallUuid("");
@@ -963,15 +966,17 @@ const HostDetailsPage = ({
             hostsTeamId={host?.team_id}
           />
         )}
-        {showRunScriptModal && (
-          <RunScriptModal
-            host={host}
-            currentUser={currentUser}
-            scriptDetailsId={scriptDetailsId}
-            setScriptDetailsId={setScriptDetailsId}
-            onClose={onCloseRunScriptModal}
-          />
-        )}
+        {showRunScriptModal &&
+          // force run script modal to unmount when script details modal is shown;
+          // it will be remounted when script details modal is closed
+          !scriptDetailsId && (
+            <RunScriptModal
+              host={host}
+              currentUser={currentUser}
+              setScriptDetailsId={setScriptDetailsId}
+              onClose={onCloseRunScriptModal}
+            />
+          )}
         {!!host && showTransferHostModal && (
           <TransferHostModal
             onCancel={() => setShowTransferHostModal(false)}
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/modals/RunScriptModal/RunScriptModal.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/modals/RunScriptModal/RunScriptModal.tsx
index 0283841726..5df4dda24d 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/modals/RunScriptModal/RunScriptModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/modals/RunScriptModal/RunScriptModal.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const baseClass = "run-script-modal";
 interface IScriptsProps {
   currentUser: IUser | null;
   host: IHost;
-  scriptDetailsId: string;
   setScriptDetailsId: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>;
   onClose: () => void;
 }
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ const EmptyComponent = () => <></>;
 const RunScriptModal = ({
   currentUser,
   host,
-  scriptDetailsId,
   setScriptDetailsId,
   onClose,
 }: IScriptsProps) => {
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@ const RunScriptModal = ({
 
   if (!config) return null;
 
-  const isShowingScriptDetails = !!scriptDetailsId; // used to set css visibility for this modal to hidden when the script details modal is open
   const tableData = hostScriptResponse?.scripts;
 
   return (
@@ -132,7 +129,6 @@ const RunScriptModal = ({
       onExit={onClose}
       onEnter={onClose}
       className={`${baseClass}`}
-      isHidden={isShowingScriptDetails}
       isLoading={runScriptRequested || isFetching || isLoading}
     >
       <>