diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts
index 116fd1c358cff..8bc81603685bd 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/GraphQL/GraphQL.node.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ export class GraphQL implements INodeType {
 		let requestOptions: OptionsWithUri & RequestPromiseOptions;
 
 		const returnItems: INodeExecutionData[] = [];
-		const responseData: IDataObject | IDataObject[] = [];
 		for (let itemIndex = 0; itemIndex < items.length; itemIndex++) {
 			try {
 				const requestMethod = this.getNodeParameter('requestMethod', itemIndex, 'POST') as string;
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ export class GraphQL implements INodeType {
 				}
 				if (responseFormat === 'string') {
 					const dataPropertyName = this.getNodeParameter('dataPropertyName', 0) as string;
-					responseData.push({
+					returnItems.push({
 						json: {
 							[dataPropertyName]: response,
 						},
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ export class GraphQL implements INodeType {
 						throw new NodeApiError(this.getNode(), response.errors, { message });
 					}
 					const executionData = this.helpers.constructExecutionMetaData(
-						this.helpers.returnJsonArray(responseData),
+						this.helpers.returnJsonArray(response),
 						{ itemData: { item: itemIndex } },
 					);
 					returnItems.push(...executionData);