diff --git a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowHelpers.ts b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowHelpers.ts
index b7afe3c5c0..ad4bccd89a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowHelpers.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ import type {
 	IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess,
 } from '@/Interfaces';
 import { NodeTypes } from '@/NodeTypes';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
 import { WorkflowRunner } from '@/WorkflowRunner';
 import config from '@/config';
 import type { WorkflowEntity } from '@db/entities/WorkflowEntity';
 import type { User } from '@db/entities/User';
 import omit from 'lodash/omit';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
 import { PermissionChecker } from './UserManagement/PermissionChecker';
 import { isWorkflowIdValid } from './utils';
 import { UserService } from './user/user.service';
@@ -575,6 +577,18 @@ export function validateWorkflowCredentialUsage(
 	return newWorkflowVersion;
 }
 
+export function getExecutionStartNode(data: IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess, workflow: Workflow) {
+	let startNode;
+	if (
+		data.startNodes?.length === 1 &&
+		Object.keys(data.pinData ?? {}).includes(data.startNodes[0])
+	) {
+		startNode = workflow.getNode(data.startNodes[0]) ?? undefined;
+	}
+
+	return startNode;
+}
+
 export async function getVariables(): Promise<IDataObject> {
 	const variables = await Container.get(VariablesService).getAllCached();
 	return Object.freeze(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts
index 4eb966d1ce..b7e4b4eaac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunner.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ import type {
 } from '@/Interfaces';
 import { NodeTypes } from '@/NodeTypes';
 import type { Job, JobData, JobQueue, JobResponse } from '@/Queue';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
 import { Queue } from '@/Queue';
 import * as WebhookHelpers from '@/WebhookHelpers';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
 import * as WorkflowHelpers from '@/WorkflowHelpers';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-cycle
 import * as WorkflowExecuteAdditionalData from '@/WorkflowExecuteAdditionalData';
 import { generateFailedExecutionFromError } from '@/WorkflowHelpers';
 import { initErrorHandling } from '@/ErrorReporting';
@@ -345,13 +348,7 @@ export class WorkflowRunner {
 				Logger.debug(`Execution ID ${executionId} will run executing all nodes.`, { executionId });
 				// Execute all nodes
 
-				let startNode;
-				if (
-					data.startNodes?.length === 1 &&
-					Object.keys(data.pinData ?? {}).includes(data.startNodes[0])
-				) {
-					startNode = workflow.getNode(data.startNodes[0]) ?? undefined;
-				}
+				const startNode = WorkflowHelpers.getExecutionStartNode(data, workflow);
 
 				// Can execute without webhook so go on
 				const workflowExecute = new WorkflowExecute(additionalData, data.executionMode);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunnerProcess.ts b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunnerProcess.ts
index e5566876c2..d1b009a77e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunnerProcess.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/WorkflowRunnerProcess.ts
@@ -292,13 +292,7 @@ class WorkflowRunnerProcess {
 		) {
 			// Execute all nodes
 
-			let startNode;
-			if (
-				this.data.startNodes?.length === 1 &&
-				Object.keys(this.data.pinData ?? {}).includes(this.data.startNodes[0])
-			) {
-				startNode = this.workflow.getNode(this.data.startNodes[0]) ?? undefined;
-			}
+			const startNode = WorkflowHelpers.getExecutionStartNode(this.data, this.workflow);
 
 			// Can execute without webhook so go on
 			this.workflowExecute = new WorkflowExecute(additionalData, this.data.executionMode);
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/WorkflowHelpers.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/WorkflowHelpers.test.ts
index 77cc85ec96..9735f1c015 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/unit/WorkflowHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/WorkflowHelpers.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import type { INode } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import { LoggerProxy } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { LoggerProxy, type Workflow } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { WorkflowEntity } from '@db/entities/WorkflowEntity';
 import { CredentialsEntity } from '@db/entities/CredentialsEntity';
-import { getNodesWithInaccessibleCreds, validateWorkflowCredentialUsage } from '@/WorkflowHelpers';
+import {
+	getExecutionStartNode,
+	getNodesWithInaccessibleCreds,
+	validateWorkflowCredentialUsage,
+} from '@/WorkflowHelpers';
 import { getLogger } from '@/Logger';
+import type { IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess } from '../../src/Interfaces';
 
 const FIRST_CREDENTIAL_ID = '1';
 const SECOND_CREDENTIAL_ID = '2';
@@ -145,6 +150,46 @@ describe('WorkflowHelpers', () => {
 			}).toThrow();
 		});
 	});
+	describe('getExecutionStartNode', () => {
+		it('Should return undefined', () => {
+			const data = {
+				pinData: {},
+				startNodes: [],
+			} as unknown as IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess;
+			const workflow = {
+				getNode(nodeName: string) {
+					return {
+						name: nodeName,
+					};
+				},
+			} as unknown as Workflow;
+			const executionStartNode = getExecutionStartNode(data, workflow);
+			expect(executionStartNode).toBeUndefined();
+		});
+		it('Should return startNode', () => {
+			const data = {
+				pinData: {
+					node1: {},
+					node2: {},
+				},
+				startNodes: ['node2'],
+			} as unknown as IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess;
+			const workflow = {
+				getNode(nodeName: string) {
+					if (nodeName === 'node2') {
+						return {
+							name: 'node2',
+						};
+					}
+					return undefined;
+				},
+			} as unknown as Workflow;
+			const executionStartNode = getExecutionStartNode(data, workflow);
+			expect(executionStartNode).toEqual({
+				name: 'node2',
+			});
+		});
+	});
 });
 
 function generateCredentialEntity(credentialId: string) {