diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
index acceabda0..3c2509a8e 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
@@ -108,11 +108,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     const keyValue = header.keyValue;
                     const valueType = header.valueType;
                     const valueValue = header.valueValue;
-
+                    
                     const headerName = keyType === 'other' ? keyValue : keyType;
                     let headerValue;
-                    let result;
-
+                    
                     switch(valueType){
                         case 'other':
                             headerValue = valueValue;
@@ -120,11 +119,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             
                         case 'env':
                         case 'global':
-                            result = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(valueValue,valueType,node);
-                            if(!result){
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                            headerValue = result
+                            headerValue = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(valueValue,valueType,node);
                             break;
 
                         default:
@@ -132,7 +127,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             break;
                     }
 
-                    options.headers[headerName] = headerValue
+                    if(headerName && headerValue){
+                        options.headers[headerName] = headerValue
+                    }
 
                 }
             }