diff --git a/src/gestalts/GestaltGraph.ts b/src/gestalts/GestaltGraph.ts
index d44994865..3fba340da 100644
--- a/src/gestalts/GestaltGraph.ts
+++ b/src/gestalts/GestaltGraph.ts
@@ -1104,7 +1104,12 @@ class GestaltGraph {
     switch (type) {
       case 'node': {
         if ((await tran.get([...this.dbNodesPath, gestaltKey], true)) == null) {
-          throw new gestaltsErrors.ErrorGestaltsGraphNodeIdMissing();
+          await this.setNode(
+            {
+              nodeId: id,
+            },
+            tran,
+          );
         }
         await this.acl.setNodeAction(id, action, tran);
         return;
@@ -1498,6 +1503,7 @@ class GestaltGraph {
     return gestalt;
   }
 
+  // FIXME: this returns only 1 node that is linked to an identity, It should really return all of them. Maybe convert to a generator?
   protected async getIdentityLinkedNodeId(
     providerIdentityId: ProviderIdentityId,
     tran: DBTransaction,
diff --git a/tests/client/handlers/gestalts.test.ts b/tests/client/handlers/gestalts.test.ts
index c2d4311bd..b4cdc7f2f 100644
--- a/tests/client/handlers/gestalts.test.ts
+++ b/tests/client/handlers/gestalts.test.ts
@@ -1948,6 +1948,17 @@ describe('gestaltsGestaltTrustByNode', () => {
       notify: null,
     });
   });
+  test('trusts a node (not in gestalt graph)', async () => {
+    const request = {
+      nodeIdEncoded: nodeIdEncodedRemote,
+    };
+    await rpcClient.methods.gestaltsGestaltTrustByNode(request);
+    expect(
+      await gestaltGraph.getGestaltActions(['node', nodeIdRemote!]),
+    ).toEqual({
+      notify: null,
+    });
+  });
   test('trusts a node (new node)', async () => {
     const request = {
       nodeIdEncoded: nodeIdEncodedRemote,
diff --git a/tests/client/handlers/vaults.test.ts b/tests/client/handlers/vaults.test.ts
index af274acea..86e97efdc 100644
--- a/tests/client/handlers/vaults.test.ts
+++ b/tests/client/handlers/vaults.test.ts
@@ -468,9 +468,9 @@ describe('vaultsPermissionSet and vaultsPermissionUnset and vaultsPermissionGet'
       acl,
       logger,
     });
-    await gestaltGraph.setNode({
-      nodeId: nodeId,
-    });
+    // Await gestaltGraph.setNode({
+    //   nodeId: nodeId,
+    // });
     taskManager = await TaskManager.createTaskManager({
       db,
       logger,