diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/24-complete.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/24-complete.js
index c54e03e7e..1ba43a423 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/24-complete.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/24-complete.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     function CompleteNode(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         var node = this;
-        this.scope = n.scope;
+        this.scope = n.scope || [];
 
         // auto-filter out any directly connected nodes to avoid simple loopback
         const w = this.wires.flat();
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/25-status.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/25-status.js
index b3d5e8fa3..8c56e2030 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/25-status.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/25-status.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     function StatusNode(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         var node = this;
-        this.scope = n.scope;
+        this.scope = n.scope || [];
 
         // auto-filter out any directly connected nodes to avoid simple loopback
         const w = this.wires.flat();