diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
index a7e00bfbc..325639f64 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ class Flow {
         }
         // console.log("HE",logMessage);
         var count = 1;
-        if (msg && msg.hasOwnProperty("error") && msg.error !== null) {
-            if (msg.error.hasOwnProperty("source") && msg.error.source !== null) {
+        if (msg && msg.hasOwnProperty("error") && msg.error) {
+            if (msg.error.hasOwnProperty("source") && msg.error.source) {
                 if (msg.error.source.id === node.id) {
                     count = msg.error.source.count+1;
                     if (count === 10) {