diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
index 864cf6dab..df92763f2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/index.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export default function GenericNode({
     if (relevantData) {
       // Extract validation information from relevantData and update the validationStatus state
       setValidationStatus(relevantData);
+    } else {
+      setValidationStatus(null);
     }
   }, [sseData, data.id]);