diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/translate/translate-create.ts b/packages/graphql/src/translate/translate-create.ts
index 062e12e408..ba2b10814f 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/translate/translate-create.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/translate/translate-create.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ export default async function translateCreate({
 
     const { createStrs, params } = mutationInputs.reduce(
         (res, input, index) => {
-            const varName = varNameStrs[index] as string;
+            const varName = varNameStrs[index];
+            if (!varName) {
+                throw new Error("Expected varName to be defined");
+            }
+
             const create = [`CALL {`];
             const withVars = [varName];
             projectionWith.push(varName);