diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GmailTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GmailTrigger.node.ts
index 83c89147fc..40b1f28484 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GmailTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GmailTrigger.node.ts
@@ -257,8 +257,9 @@ export class GmailTrigger implements INodeType {
 			);
 			responseData = responseData.messages;
 
-			if (responseData === undefined) {
-				responseData = [];
+			if (!responseData?.length) {
+				webhookData.lastTimeChecked = endDate;
+				return null;
 			}
 
 			const simple = this.getNodeParameter('simple') as boolean;
@@ -312,6 +313,11 @@ export class GmailTrigger implements INodeType {
 			);
 		}
 
+		if (!responseData?.length) {
+			webhookData.lastTimeChecked = endDate;
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		const getEmailDateAsSeconds = (email: IDataObject) => {
 			const { internalDate, date } = email;
 			return internalDate