diff --git a/src/composables/usePaste.ts b/src/composables/usePaste.ts
index cc615111c..46431a5a4 100644
--- a/src/composables/usePaste.ts
+++ b/src/composables/usePaste.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const usePaste = () => {
           // No image node selected: add a new one
           const newNode = LiteGraph.createNode('LoadImage')
           newNode.pos = [canvas.graph_mouse[0], canvas.graph_mouse[1]]
-          imageNode = graph?.add(newNode) ?? null
+          if (newNode) imageNode = graph?.add(newNode) ?? null
           graph?.change()
         }
         pasteItemOnNode(items, imageNode)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const usePaste = () => {
           // No audio node selected: add a new one
           const newNode = LiteGraph.createNode('LoadAudio')
           newNode.pos = [canvas.graph_mouse[0], canvas.graph_mouse[1]]
-          audioNode = graph?.add(newNode) ?? null
+          if (newNode) audioNode = graph?.add(newNode) ?? null
           graph?.change()
         }
         pasteItemOnNode(items, audioNode)