diff --git a/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts b/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts
index f987065b9..56a2fb3ca 100644
--- a/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts
@@ -65,4 +65,16 @@ test.describe('Node search box', () => {
       'auto-linked-node-batch.png'
     )
   })
+
+  test('Link release connecting to node with no slots', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    await comfyPage.disconnectEdge()
+    await expect(comfyPage.searchBox.input).toHaveCount(1)
+    await comfyPage.page.locator('.p-chip-remove-icon').click()
+    await comfyPage.searchBox.fillAndSelectFirstNode('KSampler')
+    await expect(comfyPage.canvas).toHaveScreenshot(
+      'added-node-no-connection.png'
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts-snapshots/added-node-no-connection-chromium-linux.png b/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts-snapshots/added-node-no-connection-chromium-linux.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad8bd48b7
Binary files /dev/null and b/browser_tests/nodeSearchBox.spec.ts-snapshots/added-node-no-connection-chromium-linux.png differ
diff --git a/src/types/litegraphTypes.ts b/src/types/litegraphTypes.ts
index ec3d25c02..9c93d4b83 100644
--- a/src/types/litegraphTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/litegraphTypes.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export class ConnectingLinkImpl implements ConnectingLink {
   connectTo(newNode: LGraphNode) {
     const newNodeSlots =
       this.releaseSlotType === 'output' ? newNode.outputs : newNode.inputs
+    if (!newNodeSlots) return
+
     const newNodeSlot = newNodeSlots.findIndex(
       (slot: INodeSlot) =>
         slot.type === this.type || slot.type === '*' || this.type === '*'