diff --git a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
index af7d0b344..f69b149ba 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/graphiti.py
@@ -1189,24 +1189,18 @@ async def add_triplet(
         if edge.fact_embedding is None:
             await edge.generate_embedding(self.embedder)
 
-        if source_node.uuid is not None:
-            try:
-                resolved_source = await EntityNode.get_by_uuid(self.driver, source_node.uuid)
-            except NodeNotFoundError:
-                raise ValueError(f'Node with UUID {source_node.uuid} not found') from None
-        else:
+        try:
+            resolved_source = await EntityNode.get_by_uuid(self.driver, source_node.uuid)
+        except NodeNotFoundError:
             resolved_source_nodes, _, _ = await resolve_extracted_nodes(
                 self.clients,
                 [source_node],
             )
             resolved_source = resolved_source_nodes[0]
 
-        if target_node.uuid is not None:
-            try:
-                resolved_target = await EntityNode.get_by_uuid(self.driver, target_node.uuid)
-            except NodeNotFoundError:
-                raise ValueError(f'Node with UUID {target_node.uuid} not found') from None
-        else:
+        try:
+            resolved_target = await EntityNode.get_by_uuid(self.driver, target_node.uuid)
+        except NodeNotFoundError:
             resolved_target_nodes, _, _ = await resolve_extracted_nodes(
                 self.clients,
                 [target_node],
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b089b452c..eeefd4434 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "graphiti-core"
 description = "A temporal graph building library"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.25.1"
 authors = [
     { name = "Paul Paliychuk", email = "paul@getzep.com" },
     { name = "Preston Rasmussen", email = "preston@getzep.com" },