diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
index 4745fa782..8000e2662 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/view.js
@@ -6634,7 +6634,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                         targetPort: 0
                     };
                     RED.nodes.addLink(link)
-                    const historyEvent = RED.history.peek();
+                    let historyEvent = RED.history.peek();
                     if (historyEvent.t === "multi") {
                         historyEvent = historyEvent.events.find(e => e.t === "add")
                     }