diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EditImage.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EditImage.node.ts
index eba7d6cd76..b08bd88f4e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EditImage.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/EditImage.node.ts
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ export class EditImage implements INodeType {
 			const lineLength = this.getNodeParameter('lineLength') as number;
 			const positionX = this.getNodeParameter('positionX') as number;
 			const positionY = this.getNodeParameter('positionY') as number;
-			const text = this.getNodeParameter('text') as string;
+			const text = this.getNodeParameter('text') as string || '';
 
 			// Split the text in multiple lines
 			const lines: string[] = [];