diff --git a/tests/scripts/executeaction.sh b/tests/scripts/executeaction.sh
index bc48b27f..f53e0cf8 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/executeaction.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/executeaction.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ elif [ -z $5 ]; then
   echo "usage: $0 host actionTypeId deviceId [paramname paramvalue] [paramname paramvalue]"
 elif [ -z $6 ]; then
   echo calling.. $4 $5
-  (echo '{"id":1, "method":"Actions.ExecuteAction","params":{"actionTypeId": "{'$2'}", "deviceId":"{'$3'}","params":[{"'$4'":"'$5'"}]}}'; sleep 1) | nc $1 1234
+  (echo '{"id":1, "method":"Actions.ExecuteAction","params":{"actionTypeId": "{'$2'}", "deviceId":"{'$3'}","params":[{ "name": "'$4'", "value":"'$5'"}]}}'; sleep 1) | nc $1 1234
 elif [ -z $7 ]; then
   echo "usage: $0 host actionTypeId deviceId [paramname paramvalue] [paramname paramvalue]"
 else
-  (echo '{"id":1, "method":"Actions.ExecuteAction","params":{"actionTypeId": "{'$2'}", "deviceId":"{'$3'}","params":[{"'$4'":"'$5'"}, {"'$6'": "'$7'"}]}}'; sleep 1) | nc $1 1234
+  (echo '{"id":1, "method":"Actions.ExecuteAction","params":{"actionTypeId": "{'$2'}", "deviceId":"{'$3'}","params":[{"name": "'$4'", "value":"'$5'"}, {"name": "'$6'", "value": "'$7'"}]}}'; sleep 1) | nc $1 1234
 fi