diff --git a/packages/lexical-utils/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalNodeHelpers.test.ts b/packages/lexical-utils/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalNodeHelpers.test.ts
index 8740dc14048..b86fdc01ebe 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-utils/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalNodeHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-utils/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalNodeHelpers.test.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('LexicalNodeHelpers tests', () => {
     test('DFS of empty ParagraphNode returns only itself', async () => {
       const editor: LexicalEditor = testEnv.editor;
 
-      let paragraphKey;
+      let paragraphKey: string;
 
       await editor.update(() => {
         const root = $getRoot();
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ describe('LexicalNodeHelpers tests', () => {
       await editor.update(() => {
         const paragraph = $getNodeByKey(paragraphKey);
 
-        expect($dfs(paragraph)).toEqual([
+        expect($dfs(paragraph ?? undefined)).toEqual([
           {
             depth: 1,
-            node: paragraph.getLatest(),
+            node: paragraph?.getLatest(),
           },
         ]);
       });