diff --git a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/hooks/use-sub-block-value.ts b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/hooks/use-sub-block-value.ts
index 3acc8a553..f8b432625 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/hooks/use-sub-block-value.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/[workflowId]/components/panel/components/editor/components/sub-block/hooks/use-sub-block-value.ts
@@ -210,11 +210,9 @@ export function useSubBlockValue<T = any>(
   )
 
   // Determine the effective value: diff value takes precedence if in diff mode
-  const effectiveValue = hasSnapshotValue
-    ? snapshotValue
-    : storeValue !== undefined
-      ? storeValue
-      : initialValue
+  // Use nullish coalescing to fall back to initialValue when storeValue is null or undefined
+  // This handles the case where a block is newly added and the subblock store hasn't been populated yet
+  const effectiveValue = hasSnapshotValue ? snapshotValue : (storeValue ?? initialValue)
 
   // Initialize valueRef on first render
   useEffect(() => {