diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ScriptedTransformRecord.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ScriptedTransformRecord.java
index d14187e0ce..0adf82c892 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ScriptedTransformRecord.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ScriptedTransformRecord.java
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ public class ScriptedTransformRecord extends AbstractProcessor implements Search
                 scriptToRun = IOUtils.toString(scriptStream, Charset.defaultCharset());
             }
         }
+        // Always compile when first run
+        compiledScriptRef.set(null);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/TestScriptedTransformRecord.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/TestScriptedTransformRecord.java
index 3b15cf3c41..08676c864b 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/TestScriptedTransformRecord.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/TestScriptedTransformRecord.java
@@ -333,6 +333,66 @@ public class TestScriptedTransformRecord {
         assertEquals("Unknown Author", outputRecords.get(1).getAsRecord("book", bookSchema).getValue("author"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRecompileJythonScript() throws InitializationException {
+        final RecordSchema schema = createSimpleNumberSchema();
+        setup(schema);
+
+        testRunner.setProperty(ScriptedTransformRecord.LANGUAGE, "python");
+        testRunner.setProperty(ScriptingComponentUtils.SCRIPT_BODY, "_ = record");
+
+        final Map<String, Object> num1 = new HashMap<>();
+        num1.put("num", 1);
+        final Map<String, Object> num2 = new HashMap<>();
+        num2.put("num", 2);
+        final Map<String, Object> num3 = new HashMap<>();
+        num3.put("num", 3);
+
+        recordReader.addRecord(new MapRecord(schema, num1));
+        recordReader.addRecord(new MapRecord(schema, num2));
+        recordReader.addRecord(new MapRecord(schema, num3));
+
+        testRunner.enqueue(new byte[0]);
+
+        testRunner.run();
+        testRunner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(ScriptedTransformRecord.REL_SUCCESS, 1);
+
+        MockFlowFile out = testRunner.getFlowFilesForRelationship(ScriptedTransformRecord.REL_SUCCESS).get(0);
+        out.assertAttributeEquals("record.count", "3");
+        assertEquals(3, testRunner.getCounterValue("Records Transformed").intValue());
+        assertEquals(0, testRunner.getCounterValue("Records Dropped").intValue());
+
+        List<Record> recordsWritten = recordWriter.getRecordsWritten();
+        assertEquals(3, recordsWritten.size());
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            assertEquals(i + 1, recordsWritten.get(i).getAsInt("num").intValue());
+        }
+
+        testRunner.clearTransferState();
+        // reset the writer
+        testRunner.removeControllerService(recordWriter);
+        recordWriter = new ArrayListRecordWriter(schema);
+        testRunner.addControllerService("record-writer", recordWriter);
+        testRunner.enableControllerService(recordWriter);
+
+        testRunner.setProperty(ScriptingComponentUtils.SCRIPT_BODY, "record.setValue(\"num\", 5)\n_ = record");
+
+        testRunner.enqueue(new byte[0]);
+        testRunner.run();
+        testRunner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(ScriptedTransformRecord.REL_SUCCESS, 1);
+
+        out = testRunner.getFlowFilesForRelationship(ScriptedTransformRecord.REL_SUCCESS).get(0);
+        out.assertAttributeEquals("record.count", "3");
+
+        recordsWritten = recordWriter.getRecordsWritten();
+        assertEquals(3, recordsWritten.size());
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            assertEquals(5, recordsWritten.get(i).getAsInt("num").intValue());
+        }
+    }
+
     private Record createBook(final String author, final String date, final RecordSchema bookSchema, final RecordSchema outerSchema) {
         final Map<String, Object> firstBookValues = new HashMap<>();
         firstBookValues.put("author", author);