diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts b/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts
index 2bf6a70197..906c0d0997 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/workflow.ts
@@ -900,13 +900,16 @@ export class Workflow {
 		// Check if there are any trigger or poll nodes and then return the first one
 		let node: INode;
 		let nodeType: INodeType;
-		for (const nodeName of nodeNames) {
-			node = this.nodes[nodeName];
 
-			if (nodeNames.length === 1 && !node.disabled) {
+		if (nodeNames.length === 1) {
+			node = this.nodes[nodeNames[0]];
+			if (node && !node.disabled) {
 				return node;
 			}
+		}
 
+		for (const nodeName of nodeNames) {
+			node = this.nodes[nodeName];
 			nodeType = this.nodeTypes.getByNameAndVersion(node.type, node.typeVersion);
 
 			// TODO: Identify later differently
diff --git a/packages/workflow/test/workflow.test.ts b/packages/workflow/test/workflow.test.ts
index 9c611a846c..0c37c3a02f 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/test/workflow.test.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/test/workflow.test.ts
@@ -2586,6 +2586,25 @@ describe('Workflow', () => {
 
 			expect(workflow.getStartNode()).toBeUndefined();
 		});
+
+		test('returns the single node when only one non-disabled node exists', () => {
+			const singleNode = {
+				name: 'SingleNode',
+				type: 'test.set',
+				typeVersion: 1,
+				id: 'uuid-single',
+				position: [0, 0],
+				parameters: {},
+			} as INode;
+			const workflow = new Workflow({
+				nodes: [singleNode],
+				connections: {},
+				active: false,
+				nodeTypes,
+			});
+
+			expect(workflow.getStartNode()).toBe(singleNode);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('getNode', () => {