From 27b65e22efac6e78692a7c7990473bf59dc71dca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Clement <peter@budibase.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:54:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix error with updating existinh name count

---
 packages/builder/src/helpers/automations/nameHelpers.js | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/builder/src/helpers/automations/nameHelpers.js b/packages/builder/src/helpers/automations/nameHelpers.js
index b863796a54..ad18213ab0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/helpers/automations/nameHelpers.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/helpers/automations/nameHelpers.js
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ export const getNewStepName = (automation, step) => {
       return count
     }, 0)
   }
-
-  const existingCount = countExistingSteps(automation.definition.steps)
-
+  let existingCount = 0
+  if (automation?.definition) {
+    existingCount = countExistingSteps(automation.definition.steps)
+  }
   if (existingCount === 0) {
     return baseName
   }