diff --git a/Core/Node-API/Source/js_native_api_javascriptcore.cc b/Core/Node-API/Source/js_native_api_javascriptcore.cc
index 4069e4b7..ef8127f6 100644
--- a/Core/Node-API/Source/js_native_api_javascriptcore.cc
+++ b/Core/Node-API/Source/js_native_api_javascriptcore.cc
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace {
         return nullptr;
       }
 
-      return ToJSObject(env, result);
+      return result != nullptr ? ToJSObject(env, result) : instance;
     }
 
     // JSObjectFinalizeCallback