diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php
index 20a29f19..0f39fd2f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class StoreNodeRequest extends ApplicationApiRequest
         $response = parent::validated();
         $response['daemonListen'] = $response['daemon_listen'];
         $response['daemonSFTP'] = $response['daemon_sftp'];
-        $response['daemonBase'] = $response['daemon_base'];
+        $response['daemonBase'] = $response['daemon_base'] ?? (new Node)->getAttribute('daemonBase');
 
         unset($response['daemon_base'], $response['daemon_listen'], $response['daemon_sftp']);