diff --git a/packages/database/src/crossAppContracts.ts b/packages/database/src/crossAppContracts.ts
index 0d5c52b6c..fcf4bb679 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/crossAppContracts.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/crossAppContracts.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ export type CrossAppNode = CrossAppBase & {
   nodeType: Ref;
   content: {
     direct: InlineCrossAppContent;
-    full: InlineCrossAppTypedContent;
+    full?: InlineCrossAppTypedContent;
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/database/src/lib/crossAppConverters.ts b/packages/database/src/lib/crossAppConverters.ts
index d5c9dfc9f..e128bb4a0 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/lib/crossAppConverters.ts
+++ b/packages/database/src/lib/crossAppConverters.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export const crossAppNodeToDbContent = (
 ): LocalContentDataInput | undefined => {
   if (node === undefined) return undefined;
   const content = node.content[variant];
+  if (content === undefined) return undefined;
   return inlineCrossAppContentToDbContent(
     {
       ...content,