diff --git a/intake/app.py b/intake/app.py
index 1fe5069..14221d7 100644
--- a/intake/app.py
+++ b/intake/app.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def action(source_name, item_id, action):
     data_path: Path = current_app.config["INTAKE_DATA"]
     source = LocalSource(data_path, source_name)
     item = execute_action(source, item_id, action)
-    return jsonify(item)
+    return jsonify(item._item)
 
 
 @app.route("/edit/source/<string:name>", methods=["GET", "POST"])
diff --git a/intake/source.py b/intake/source.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2ea2706..67d2715 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "intake"
-version = "1.0.5"
+version = "1.0.6"
 
 [project.scripts]
 intake = "intake.cli:main"