diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Telegram/TelegramTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Telegram/TelegramTrigger.node.ts
index ee1252fe1..95796e83e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Telegram/TelegramTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Telegram/TelegramTrigger.node.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class TelegramTrigger implements INodeType {
 
 				let allowedUpdates = this.getNodeParameter('updates') as string[];
 
-				if (allowedUpdates.includes('*')) {
+				if ((allowedUpdates || []).includes('*')) {
 					allowedUpdates = [];
 				}