diff --git a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/text/message.operation.ts b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/text/message.operation.ts
index 18757721c7..f8d1ce2c2a 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/text/message.operation.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/actions/text/message.operation.ts
@@ -224,13 +224,17 @@ export async function execute(this: IExecuteFunctions, i: number): Promise<INode
 	let response_format;
 	if (jsonOutput) {
 		response_format = { type: 'json_object' };
-		messages = [
-			{
-				role: 'system',
-				content: 'You are a helpful assistant designed to output JSON.',
-			},
-			...messages,
-		];
+
+		// o1 family doesn't support system prompt
+		if (!model?.toString().toLocaleLowerCase().startsWith('o1')) {
+			messages = [
+				{
+					role: 'system',
+					content: 'You are a helpful assistant designed to output JSON.',
+				},
+				...messages,
+			];
+		}
 	}
 
 	const hideTools = this.getNodeParameter('hideTools', i, '') as string;
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/test/OpenAi.node.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/test/OpenAi.node.test.ts
index b8a32c45bf..2a7dfd73eb 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/test/OpenAi.node.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/nodes/vendors/OpenAi/test/OpenAi.node.test.ts
@@ -620,4 +620,72 @@ describe('OpenAi, Text resource', () => {
 			},
 		});
 	});
+
+	it('message => json output, o1 models should not receive system prompt', async () => {
+		(transport.apiRequest as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+			choices: [{ message: { tool_calls: undefined } }],
+		});
+
+		await text.message.execute.call(
+			createExecuteFunctionsMock({
+				modelId: 'o1-mini',
+				messages: {
+					values: [{ role: 'user', content: 'message' }],
+				},
+
+				jsonOutput: true,
+
+				options: {},
+			}),
+			0,
+		);
+
+		expect(transport.apiRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith('POST', '/chat/completions', {
+			body: {
+				messages: [{ content: 'message', role: 'user' }],
+				model: 'o1-mini',
+				response_format: {
+					type: 'json_object',
+				},
+				tools: undefined,
+			},
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('message => json output, older models should receive system prompt', async () => {
+		(transport.apiRequest as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+			choices: [{ message: { tool_calls: undefined } }],
+		});
+
+		await text.message.execute.call(
+			createExecuteFunctionsMock({
+				modelId: 'gpt-model',
+				messages: {
+					values: [{ role: 'user', content: 'message' }],
+				},
+
+				jsonOutput: true,
+
+				options: {},
+			}),
+			0,
+		);
+
+		expect(transport.apiRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith('POST', '/chat/completions', {
+			body: {
+				messages: [
+					{
+						role: 'system',
+						content: 'You are a helpful assistant designed to output JSON.',
+					},
+					{ content: 'message', role: 'user' },
+				],
+				model: 'gpt-model',
+				response_format: {
+					type: 'json_object',
+				},
+				tools: undefined,
+			},
+		});
+	});
 });