diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js
index f8de26070..322fa2868 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function createContext(id,seed,parent) {
                         if (err.code === "INVALID_EXPR") {
                             throw err;
                         }
-                        value[0] = undefined;
+                        values[0] = undefined;
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function createContext(id,seed,parent) {
                             if (err.code === "INVALID_EXPR") {
                                 throw err;
                             }
-                            value[i] = undefined;
+                            values[i] = undefined;
                         }
                     }
                 }