diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
index be436eb22..0f3435b77 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
@@ -77,15 +77,16 @@ function createNode(flow,config) {
         if (typeof nodeTypeConstructor === "function") {
             var conf = clone(config);
             delete conf.credentials;
-            for (var p in conf) {
-                if (conf.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
-                    mapEnvVarProperties(conf,p,flow,conf);
-                }
-            }
             try {
                 Object.defineProperty(conf,'_module', {value: typeRegistry.getNodeInfo(type), enumerable: false, writable: true })
                 Object.defineProperty(conf,'_flow', {value: flow, enumerable: false, writable: true })
                 Object.defineProperty(conf,'_path', {value: `${flow.path}/${config._alias||config.id}`, enumerable: false, writable: true })
+
+                for (var p in conf) {
+                    if (conf.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
+                        mapEnvVarProperties(conf,p,flow,conf);
+                    }
+                }
                 newNode = new nodeTypeConstructor(conf);
             } catch (err) {
                 Log.log({