diff --git a/app/graphql/resolvers/concerns/looks_ahead.rb b/app/graphql/resolvers/concerns/looks_ahead.rb
index 1d532eb24862544cdc51c5290d4dede3d552c3be..8d3a846310a933638202e7dd38aadf50df2f6443 100644
--- a/app/graphql/resolvers/concerns/looks_ahead.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/resolvers/concerns/looks_ahead.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def preloads_from_node_selection(selected_fields, fields)
 
   def node_selection(selection = lookahead)
     return selection unless selection&.selected?
+    return selection if selection.field.type.list?
     return selection.selection(:edges).selection(:node) if selection.selects?(:edges)
 
     # Will return a NullSelection object if :nodes is not a selection. This
diff --git a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/namespace/work_item_types_spec.rb b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/namespace/work_item_types_spec.rb
index fd2d83e7c3a88d927aa8d30fdd0d740fa14d7098..4e2862bfd6c2c18eec296c7bef5577eabef7135c 100644
--- a/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/namespace/work_item_types_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/requests/api/graphql/namespace/work_item_types_spec.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             ... on WorkItemWidgetDefinitionCustomFields {
               customFields {
                 id
-                createdBy { name }
+                selectOptions { value }
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/graphql_helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers/graphql_helpers.rb
index 58ecfc26c7f34f4a887b5f11fc8be655b7fba4a4..a17a27a9014dd42e6986db7b1f4cdddc91db6b3f 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/graphql_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/graphql_helpers.rb
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ def positive_lookahead
       allow(selection).to receive(:selection).and_return(selection)
       allow(selection).to receive(:selections).and_return(selection)
       allow(selection).to receive(:map).and_return(double(include?: true))
+      allow(selection).to receive_message_chain(:field, :type, :list?).and_return(false)
     end
   end