diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts
index ac4b1f80e3..e9ba60b6dd 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export class GraphQL implements INodeType {
 						}
 					}
 					if (requestOptions.body.operationName === '') {
-						requestOptions.body.operation = null;
+						requestOptions.body.operationName = null;
 					}
 					requestOptions.json = true;
 				} else {