diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts
index 233b6c3c97..4f9361f6b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts
@@ -1221,18 +1221,9 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 			});
 		}
 
+		/** Node execution stack will be empty for an execution containing only Chat Trigger. */
 		const startNode = this.runExecutionData.executionData.nodeExecutionStack.at(0)?.node.name;
 
-		if (!startNode) {
-			throw new ApplicationError('Failed to run workflow due to empty node execution stack', {
-				extra: {
-					workflowId: workflow.id,
-					executionId: this.additionalData.executionId,
-					mode: this.mode,
-				},
-			});
-		}
-
 		let destinationNode: string | undefined;
 		if (this.runExecutionData.startData && this.runExecutionData.startData.destinationNode) {
 			destinationNode = this.runExecutionData.startData.destinationNode;