diff --git a/src/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.ts b/src/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.ts
index 0400bc833..369d2cdc9 100644
--- a/src/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.ts
+++ b/src/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.ts
@@ -123,12 +123,14 @@ export function useSelectedLiteGraphItems() {
     for (const i in selectedNodes) {
       selectedNodeArray.push(selectedNodes[i])
     }
+    const allNodesMatch = !selectedNodeArray.some(
+      (selectedNode) => selectedNode.mode !== mode
+    )
+    const newModeForSelectedNode = allNodesMatch ? LGraphEventMode.ALWAYS : mode
 
     // Process each selected node independently to determine its target state and apply to children
     selectedNodeArray.forEach((selectedNode) => {
       // Apply standard toggle logic to the selected node itself
-      const newModeForSelectedNode =
-        selectedNode.mode === mode ? LGraphEventMode.ALWAYS : mode
 
       selectedNode.mode = newModeForSelectedNode
 
diff --git a/tests-ui/tests/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.test.ts b/tests-ui/tests/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.test.ts
index 1774af294..11673efc8 100644
--- a/tests-ui/tests/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.test.ts
+++ b/tests-ui/tests/composables/canvas/useSelectedLiteGraphItems.test.ts
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ describe('useSelectedLiteGraphItems', () => {
       toggleSelectedNodesMode(LGraphEventMode.NEVER)
 
       // node1 should change from ALWAYS to NEVER
-      // node2 should change from NEVER to ALWAYS (since it was already NEVER)
+      // node2 should stay NEVER (since a selected node exists which is not NEVER)
       expect(node1.mode).toBe(LGraphEventMode.NEVER)
-      expect(node2.mode).toBe(LGraphEventMode.ALWAYS)
+      expect(node2.mode).toBe(LGraphEventMode.NEVER)
     })
 
     it('toggleSelectedNodesMode should set mode to ALWAYS when already in target mode', () => {