diff --git a/packages/components/nodes/moderation/OpenAIModeration/OpenAIModerationRunner.ts b/packages/components/nodes/moderation/OpenAIModeration/OpenAIModerationRunner.ts
index 3a3ec550273..34447f65829 100644
--- a/packages/components/nodes/moderation/OpenAIModeration/OpenAIModerationRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/components/nodes/moderation/OpenAIModeration/OpenAIModerationRunner.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ export class OpenAIModerationRunner implements Moderation {
     private openAIApiKey = ''
     private moderationErrorMessage: string = "Text was found that violates OpenAI's content policy."
 
-    constructor(openAIApiKey: string) {
-        this.openAIApiKey = openAIApiKey
+    constructor(openAIApiKey: any) {
+        // Handle case where openAIApiKey might be passed as an object instead of a string
+        if (typeof openAIApiKey === 'object' && openAIApiKey !== null) {
+            // If it's an object, try to extract the key from common property names
+            const potentialKey = openAIApiKey.openAIApiKey || openAIApiKey.apiKey || openAIApiKey.key;
+            this.openAIApiKey = typeof potentialKey === 'string' ? potentialKey : '';
+        } else {
+            this.openAIApiKey = openAIApiKey || ''
+        }
     }
 
     async checkForViolations(input: string): Promise<string> {