diff --git a/api/core/workflow/nodes/answer/answer_node.py b/api/core/workflow/nodes/answer/answer_node.py
index 70d7500d47..cde69a3a09 100644
--- a/api/core/workflow/nodes/answer/answer_node.py
+++ b/api/core/workflow/nodes/answer/answer_node.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class AnswerNode(BaseNode):
                 part = cast(TextGenerateRouteChunk, part)
                 answer += part.text
 
-        output_variables = self.node_data.outputs
+        output_variables = self._node_data.outputs
 
         outputs = {}
         for variable_selector in output_variables:
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/answer/test_answer.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/answer/test_answer.py
index a1e47e63b9..7c968f6ff0 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/answer/test_answer.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/answer/test_answer.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def test_execute_answer():
             "title": "123",
             "type": "answer",
             "answer": "Today's weather is {{#start.weather#}}\n{{#llm.text#}}\n{{img}}\nFin.",
+            "outputs": [],
         },
     }
 
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/test_answer.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/test_answer.py
index 72c6a1b71b..6f8e27a3e3 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/test_answer.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/nodes/test_answer.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def test_execute_answer():
             "title": "123",
             "type": "answer",
             "answer": "Today's weather is {{#start.weather#}}\n{{#llm.text#}}\n{{img}}\nFin.",
+            "outputs": [],
         },
     }