diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
index 59bd81555..b6e4250f9 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/types.py
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ def get_field_properties(extra_field):
 
     if not field_required:
         field_type = extract_type_from_optional(field_type)
-
-    with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
-        field_value = ast.literal_eval(field_value)
+    if field_value is not None:
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            field_value = ast.literal_eval(field_value)
     return field_name, field_type, field_value, field_required