diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/__tests__/file-system-helper-functions.test.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/__tests__/file-system-helper-functions.test.ts
index 5b481ab779..e3c1e072e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/__tests__/file-system-helper-functions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/__tests__/file-system-helper-functions.test.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,19 @@ describe('getFileSystemHelperFunctions', () => {
 			);
 		});
 
+		it('should not reveal if file exists if it is within restricted path', async () => {
+			process.env[RESTRICT_FILE_ACCESS_TO] = '/allowed/path';
+
+			const error = new Error('ENOENT');
+			// @ts-expect-error undefined property
+			error.code = 'ENOENT';
+			(fsAccess as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValueOnce(error);
+
+			await expect(helperFunctions.createReadStream('/blocked/path')).rejects.toThrow(
+				'Access to the file is not allowed',
+			);
+		});
+
 		it('should create a read stream if file access is permitted', async () => {
 			const filePath = '/allowed/path';
 			(fsAccess as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/file-system-helper-functions.ts b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/file-system-helper-functions.ts
index 61943b1243..03cc0437f0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/file-system-helper-functions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/execution-engine/node-execution-context/utils/file-system-helper-functions.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ export async function isFilePathBlocked(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
 	let resolvedFilePath = '';
 	try {
 		resolvedFilePath = await fsRealpath(filePath);
-	} catch (error) {
-		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
-		if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+	} catch (error: unknown) {
+		if (error instanceof Error && 'code' in error && error.code === 'ENOENT') {
 			resolvedFilePath = resolve(filePath);
 		} else {
 			throw error;
@@ -64,6 +63,14 @@ export async function isFilePathBlocked(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
 
 export const getFileSystemHelperFunctions = (node: INode): FileSystemHelperFunctions => ({
 	async createReadStream(filePath) {
+		if (await isFilePathBlocked(filePath.toString())) {
+			const allowedPaths = getAllowedPaths();
+			const message = allowedPaths.length ? ` Allowed paths: ${allowedPaths.join(', ')}` : '';
+			throw new NodeOperationError(node, `Access to the file is not allowed.${message}`, {
+				level: 'warning',
+			});
+		}
+
 		try {
 			await fsAccess(filePath);
 		} catch (error) {
@@ -76,13 +83,7 @@ export const getFileSystemHelperFunctions = (node: INode): FileSystemHelperFunct
 					})
 				: error;
 		}
-		if (await isFilePathBlocked(filePath as string)) {
-			const allowedPaths = getAllowedPaths();
-			const message = allowedPaths.length ? ` Allowed paths: ${allowedPaths.join(', ')}` : '';
-			throw new NodeOperationError(node, `Access to the file is not allowed.${message}`, {
-				level: 'warning',
-			});
-		}
+
 		return createReadStream(filePath);
 	},