diff --git a/Plugins/UnrealMCPython/Source/UnrealMCPython/Private/MCPythonHelper.cpp b/Plugins/UnrealMCPython/Source/UnrealMCPython/Private/MCPythonHelper.cpp
index 5fbc42f..d08f410 100644
--- a/Plugins/UnrealMCPython/Source/UnrealMCPython/Private/MCPythonHelper.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/UnrealMCPython/Source/UnrealMCPython/Private/MCPythonHelper.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,13 @@ static UEdGraphNode* CreateBPNodeFromJson(UEdGraph* Graph, UBlueprint* Blueprint
         UK2Node_SpawnActorFromClass* SpawnNode = Creator.CreateNode(false);
         SpawnNode->NodePosX = PosX;
         SpawnNode->NodePosY = PosY;
+        // Engine bug workaround: UK2Node_SpawnActorFromClass::PostPlacedNewNode() does not call
+        // Super::PostPlacedNewNode() and unconditionally dereferences GetScaleMethodPin() via
+        // FindPinChecked, but that pin is only created in AllocateDefaultPins(). FGraphNodeCreator::
+        // Finalize() always calls PostPlacedNewNode() before AllocateDefaultPins(), so on this node
+        // type it hard-crashes (assert) unless pins already exist beforehand. The real editor UI
+        // avoids this node-creation path entirely; we can't, so pre-allocate pins ourselves.
+        SpawnNode->AllocateDefaultPins();
         Creator.Finalize();
         NewNode = SpawnNode;
     }