diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
index ab3d1edac..e419845d4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,32 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-restricted-syntax */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
-
 import path from 'path';
-import * as core from 'n8n-core';
+import convict from 'convict';
+import { UserSettings } from 'n8n-core';
+import { jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow';
+
+convict.addFormat({
+	name: 'nodes-list',
+	// @ts-ignore
+	validate(values: string[], { env }: { env: string }): void {
+		try {
+			if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
+				throw new Error();
+			}
+
+			for (const value of values) {
+				if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+					throw new Error();
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${env} is not a valid Array of strings.`);
+		}
+	},
+	coerce(rawValue: string): string[] {
+		return jsonParse(rawValue, { errorMessage: 'nodes-list needs to be valid JSON' });
+	},
+});
 
 export const schema = {
 	database: {
@@ -716,47 +740,14 @@ export const schema = {
 	nodes: {
 		include: {
 			doc: 'Nodes to load',
-			format: function check(rawValue: string): void {
-				if (rawValue === '') {
-					return;
-				}
-				try {
-					const values = JSON.parse(rawValue);
-					if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
-						throw new Error();
-					}
-
-					for (const value of values) {
-						if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-							throw new Error();
-						}
-					}
-				} catch (error) {
-					throw new TypeError(`The Nodes to include is not a valid Array of strings.`);
-				}
-			},
+			format: 'nodes-list',
 			default: undefined,
 			env: 'NODES_INCLUDE',
 		},
 		exclude: {
 			doc: 'Nodes not to load',
-			format: function check(rawValue: string): void {
-				try {
-					const values = JSON.parse(rawValue);
-					if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
-						throw new Error();
-					}
-
-					for (const value of values) {
-						if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-							throw new Error();
-						}
-					}
-				} catch (error) {
-					throw new TypeError(`The Nodes to exclude is not a valid Array of strings.`);
-				}
-			},
-			default: '[]',
+			format: 'nodes-list',
+			default: undefined,
 			env: 'NODES_EXCLUDE',
 		},
 		errorTriggerType: {
@@ -804,7 +795,7 @@ export const schema = {
 			location: {
 				doc: 'Log file location; only used if log output is set to file.',
 				format: String,
-				default: path.join(core.UserSettings.getUserN8nFolderPath(), 'logs/n8n.log'),
+				default: path.join(UserSettings.getUserN8nFolderPath(), 'logs/n8n.log'),
 				env: 'N8N_LOG_FILE_LOCATION',
 			},
 		},
@@ -861,7 +852,7 @@ export const schema = {
 		},
 		localStoragePath: {
 			format: String,
-			default: path.join(core.UserSettings.getUserN8nFolderPath(), 'binaryData'),
+			default: path.join(UserSettings.getUserN8nFolderPath(), 'binaryData'),
 			env: 'N8N_BINARY_DATA_STORAGE_PATH',
 			doc: 'Path for binary data storage in "filesystem" mode',
 		},
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/types.d.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/types.d.ts
index 4c889e934..04e2a75aa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/types.d.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ type ToReturnType<T extends ConfigOptionPath> = T extends NumericPath
 type ExceptionPaths = {
 	'queue.bull.redis': object;
 	binaryDataManager: IBinaryDataConfig;
-	'nodes.include': undefined;
+	'nodes.exclude': string[] | undefined;
+	'nodes.include': string[] | undefined;
 	'userManagement.isInstanceOwnerSetUp': boolean;
 	'userManagement.skipInstanceOwnerSetup': boolean;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/DirectoryLoader.ts b/packages/core/src/DirectoryLoader.ts
index 6966a791c..58c7826f3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/DirectoryLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/DirectoryLoader.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ export abstract class DirectoryLoader {
 
 	constructor(
 		protected readonly directory: string,
-		private readonly excludeNodes?: string,
-		private readonly includeNodes?: string,
+		protected readonly excludeNodes: string[] = [],
+		protected readonly includeNodes: string[] = [],
 	) {}
 
 	abstract loadAll(): Promise<void>;
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ export abstract class DirectoryLoader {
 
 		const fullNodeName = `${packageName}.${tempNode.description.name}`;
 
-		if (this.includeNodes !== undefined && !this.includeNodes.includes(fullNodeName)) {
+		if (this.includeNodes.length && !this.includeNodes.includes(fullNodeName)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (this.excludeNodes?.includes(fullNodeName)) {
+		if (this.excludeNodes.includes(fullNodeName)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -338,6 +338,28 @@ export class LazyPackageDirectoryLoader extends PackageDirectoryLoader {
 			this.types.nodes = await this.readJSON('dist/types/nodes.json');
 			this.types.credentials = await this.readJSON('dist/types/credentials.json');
 
+			if (this.includeNodes.length) {
+				const allowedNodes: typeof this.known.nodes = {};
+				for (const nodeName of this.includeNodes) {
+					allowedNodes[nodeName] = this.known.nodes[nodeName];
+				}
+				this.known.nodes = allowedNodes;
+
+				this.types.nodes = this.types.nodes.filter((nodeType) =>
+					this.includeNodes.includes(nodeType.name),
+				);
+			}
+
+			if (this.excludeNodes.length) {
+				for (const nodeName of this.excludeNodes) {
+					delete this.known.nodes[nodeName];
+				}
+
+				this.types.nodes = this.types.nodes.filter(
+					(nodeType) => !this.excludeNodes.includes(nodeType.name),
+				);
+			}
+
 			Logger.debug(`Lazy Loading credentials and nodes from ${this.packageJson.name}`, {
 				credentials: this.types.credentials?.length ?? 0,
 				nodes: this.types.nodes?.length ?? 0,