diff --git a/server/index-node/src/schema.graphql b/server/index-node/src/schema.graphql
index 4d7e0677934..26b5f61623f 100644
--- a/server/index-node/src/schema.graphql
+++ b/server/index-node/src/schema.graphql
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ type SubgraphIndexingStatus {
   nonFatalErrors: [SubgraphError!]!
   chains: [ChainIndexingStatus!]!
   entityCount: BigInt!
+
+  "null if deployment is not assigned to an indexing node"
   node: String
-  paused: Boolean!
+  "null if deployment is not assigned to an indexing node"
+  paused: Boolean
+
   historyBlocks: Int!
 }