diff --git a/js/CanvasView.js b/js/CanvasView.js
index 0a3659d..a785f91 100644
--- a/js/CanvasView.js
+++ b/js/CanvasView.js
@@ -1044,13 +1044,20 @@ app.registerExtension({
                 log.info(`Found ${canvasNodeInstances.size} CanvasNode(s). Sending data via WebSocket...`);
                 const sendPromises = [];
                 for (const [nodeId, canvasWidget] of canvasNodeInstances.entries()) {
-                    if (app.graph.getNodeById(nodeId) && canvasWidget.canvas && canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO) {
-                        log.debug(`Sending data for canvas node ${nodeId}`);
-                        sendPromises.push(canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO.sendDataViaWebSocket(nodeId));
-                    }
-                    else {
+                    const node = app.graph.getNodeById(nodeId);
+                    if (!node) {
                         log.warn(`Node ${nodeId} not found in graph, removing from instances map.`);
                         canvasNodeInstances.delete(nodeId);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    // Skip bypassed nodes
+                    if (node.mode === 4) {
+                        log.debug(`Node ${nodeId} is bypassed, skipping data send.`);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (canvasWidget.canvas && canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO) {
+                        log.debug(`Sending data for canvas node ${nodeId}`);
+                        sendPromises.push(canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO.sendDataViaWebSocket(nodeId));
                     }
                 }
                 try {
diff --git a/src/CanvasView.ts b/src/CanvasView.ts
index d487910..13e16c6 100644
--- a/src/CanvasView.ts
+++ b/src/CanvasView.ts
@@ -1202,12 +1202,23 @@ app.registerExtension({
 
                 const sendPromises: Promise<any>[] = [];
                 for (const [nodeId, canvasWidget] of canvasNodeInstances.entries()) {
-                    if (app.graph.getNodeById(nodeId) && canvasWidget.canvas && canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO) {
-                        log.debug(`Sending data for canvas node ${nodeId}`);
-                        sendPromises.push(canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO.sendDataViaWebSocket(nodeId));
-                    } else {
+                    const node = app.graph.getNodeById(nodeId);
+
+                    if (!node) {
                         log.warn(`Node ${nodeId} not found in graph, removing from instances map.`);
                         canvasNodeInstances.delete(nodeId);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    // Skip bypassed nodes
+                    if (node.mode === 4) {
+                        log.debug(`Node ${nodeId} is bypassed, skipping data send.`);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (canvasWidget.canvas && canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO) {
+                        log.debug(`Sending data for canvas node ${nodeId}`);
+                        sendPromises.push(canvasWidget.canvas.canvasIO.sendDataViaWebSocket(nodeId));
                     }
                 }