diff --git a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts
index 9e893b9f5..02c013cee 100644
--- a/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts
+++ b/src/cli/nodes-cli/register.invoke.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function applyPathPrepend(
 }
 
 function resolveExecDefaults(
-  cfg: ReturnType<typeof loadConfig> | undefined,
+  cfg: ReturnType<typeof loadConfig>,
   agentId: string | undefined,
 ): ExecDefaults | undefined {
   const globalExec = cfg?.tools?.exec;