diff --git a/cognee/modules/graph/cognee_graph/CogneeGraph.py b/cognee/modules/graph/cognee_graph/CogneeGraph.py
index ed867ae24..924532ce0 100644
--- a/cognee/modules/graph/cognee_graph/CogneeGraph.py
+++ b/cognee/modules/graph/cognee_graph/CogneeGraph.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class CogneeGraph(CogneeAbstractGraph):
             start_time = time.time()
 
             # Determine projection strategy
-            if node_type is not None and node_name is not None:
+            if node_type is not None and node_name not in [None, []]:
                 nodes_data, edges_data = await adapter.get_nodeset_subgraph(
                     node_type=node_type, node_name=node_name
                 )