diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/NodeHelpers.ts b/packages/workflow/src/NodeHelpers.ts
index 1ca01f8f6a..23350559d1 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/NodeHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/NodeHelpers.ts
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ export function getParameterResolveOrder(
  */
 export function getNodeParameters(
 	nodePropertiesArray: INodeProperties[],
-	nodeValues: INodeParameters,
+	nodeValues: INodeParameters | null,
 	returnDefaults: boolean,
 	returnNoneDisplayed: boolean,
 	node: INode | null,
@@ -588,16 +588,17 @@ export function getNodeParameters(
 	nodeValuesRoot = nodeValuesRoot || nodeValuesDisplayCheck;
 
 	// Go through the parameters in order of their dependencies
-	const parameterItterationOrderIndex = getParameterResolveOrder(
+	const parameterIterationOrderIndex = getParameterResolveOrder(
 		nodePropertiesArray,
 		parameterDependencies,
 	);
 
-	for (const parameterIndex of parameterItterationOrderIndex) {
+	for (const parameterIndex of parameterIterationOrderIndex) {
 		const nodeProperties = nodePropertiesArray[parameterIndex];
 		if (
-			nodeValues[nodeProperties.name] === undefined &&
-			(!returnDefaults || parentType === 'collection')
+			!nodeValues ||
+			(nodeValues[nodeProperties.name] === undefined &&
+				(!returnDefaults || parentType === 'collection'))
 		) {
 			// The value is not defined so go to the next
 			continue;
diff --git a/packages/workflow/test/NodeHelpers.test.ts b/packages/workflow/test/NodeHelpers.test.ts
index 0814bf40f0..a35dd9cd2e 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/test/NodeHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/test/NodeHelpers.test.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import type { INodeParameters, INodeProperties } from '@/Interfaces';
 import { getNodeParameters } from '@/NodeHelpers';
 
 describe('NodeHelpers', () => {
-	describe('getParameterValue', () => {
+	describe('getNodeParameters', () => {
 		const tests: Array<{
 			description: string;
 			input: {
 				nodePropertiesArray: INodeProperties[];
-				nodeValues: INodeParameters;
+				nodeValues: INodeParameters | null;
 			};
 			output: {
 				noneDisplayedFalse: {
@@ -3336,6 +3336,61 @@ describe('NodeHelpers', () => {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				description: 'nodeValues is null (for example when resolving expression fails)',
+				input: {
+					nodePropertiesArray: [
+						{
+							displayName: 'Custom Properties',
+							name: 'customPropertiesUi',
+							placeholder: 'Add Custom Property',
+							type: 'fixedCollection',
+							typeOptions: {
+								multipleValues: true,
+							},
+							default: {},
+							options: [
+								{
+									name: 'customPropertiesValues',
+									displayName: 'Custom Property',
+									values: [
+										{
+											displayName: 'Property Name or ID',
+											name: 'property',
+											type: 'options',
+											typeOptions: {
+												loadOptionsMethod: 'getDealCustomProperties',
+											},
+											default: '',
+											description:
+												'Name of the property. Choose from the list, or specify an ID using an <a href="https://docs.n8n.io/code-examples/expressions/">expression</a>.',
+										},
+										{
+											displayName: 'Value',
+											name: 'value',
+											type: 'string',
+											default: '',
+											required: true,
+											description: 'Value of the property',
+										},
+									],
+								},
+							],
+						},
+					],
+					nodeValues: null,
+				},
+				output: {
+					noneDisplayedFalse: {
+						defaultsFalse: {},
+						defaultsTrue: {},
+					},
+					noneDisplayedTrue: {
+						defaultsFalse: {},
+						defaultsTrue: {},
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		];
 
 		for (const testData of tests) {