diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ApiTemplateIo/ApiTemplateIo.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ApiTemplateIo/ApiTemplateIo.node.ts
index a1cfeef12..1c202f388 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ApiTemplateIo/ApiTemplateIo.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ApiTemplateIo/ApiTemplateIo.node.ts
@@ -532,7 +532,10 @@ export class ApiTemplateIo implements INodeType {
 					try {
 						const jsonParameters = this.getNodeParameter('jsonParameters', i) as boolean;
 
-						const options = this.getNodeParameter('options', i) as IDataObject;
+						let options: IDataObject = {};
+						if (download) {
+							options = this.getNodeParameter('options', i) as IDataObject;
+						}
 
 						const qs = {
 							template_id: this.getNodeParameter('pdfTemplateId', i),