diff --git a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
index 4f6828bf1c8..786557360a8 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
@@ -2726,93 +2726,98 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_selected_connect_node(const String &p_text, const Stri
 		Ref<VisualScriptFunctionCall> vsfc = vsn;
 		vsfc->set_function(p_text);
 
-		VisualScriptNode::TypeGuess tg = _guess_output_type(port_action_node, port_action_output, vn);
-		if (tg.type == Variant::OBJECT) {
-			vsfc->set_call_mode(VisualScriptFunctionCall::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
-			vsfc->set_base_type(String(""));
-			if (tg.gdclass != StringName()) {
-				vsfc->set_base_type(tg.gdclass);
+		if (p_connecting) {
+			VisualScriptNode::TypeGuess tg = _guess_output_type(port_action_node, port_action_output, vn);
 
-			} else if (script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node).is_valid()) {
-				PropertyHint hint = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint;
-				String base_type = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint_string;
+			if (tg.type == Variant::OBJECT) {
+				vsfc->set_call_mode(VisualScriptFunctionCall::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
+				vsfc->set_base_type(String(""));
+				if (tg.gdclass != StringName()) {
+					vsfc->set_base_type(tg.gdclass);
 
-				if (base_type != String() && hint == PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE_STRING) {
-					vsfc->set_base_type(base_type);
+				} else if (script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node).is_valid()) {
+					PropertyHint hint = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint;
+					String base_type = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint_string;
+
+					if (base_type != String() && hint == PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE_STRING) {
+						vsfc->set_base_type(base_type);
+					}
+					if (p_text == "call" || p_text == "call_deferred") {
+						vsfc->set_function(String(""));
+					}
 				}
-				if (p_text == "call" || p_text == "call_deferred") {
-					vsfc->set_function(String(""));
+				if (tg.script.is_valid()) {
+					vsfc->set_base_script(tg.script->get_path());
 				}
+			} else if (tg.type == Variant::NIL) {
+				vsfc->set_call_mode(VisualScriptFunctionCall::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
+				vsfc->set_base_type(String(""));
+			} else {
+				vsfc->set_call_mode(VisualScriptFunctionCall::CALL_MODE_BASIC_TYPE);
+				vsfc->set_basic_type(tg.type);
 			}
-			if (tg.script.is_valid()) {
-				vsfc->set_base_script(tg.script->get_path());
-			}
-		} else if (tg.type == Variant::NIL) {
-			vsfc->set_call_mode(VisualScriptFunctionCall::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
-			vsfc->set_base_type(String(""));
-		} else {
-			vsfc->set_call_mode(VisualScriptFunctionCall::CALL_MODE_BASIC_TYPE);
-			vsfc->set_basic_type(tg.type);
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (Object::cast_to<VisualScriptPropertySet>(vsn.ptr())) {
+	// if connecting from another node the call mode shouldn't be self
+	if (p_connecting) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<VisualScriptPropertySet>(vsn.ptr())) {
+			Ref<VisualScriptPropertySet> vsp = vsn;
 
-		Ref<VisualScriptPropertySet> vsp = vsn;
+			VisualScriptNode::TypeGuess tg = _guess_output_type(port_action_node, port_action_output, vn);
+			if (tg.type == Variant::OBJECT) {
+				vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertySet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
+				vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
+				if (tg.gdclass != StringName()) {
+					vsp->set_base_type(tg.gdclass);
 
-		VisualScriptNode::TypeGuess tg = _guess_output_type(port_action_node, port_action_output, vn);
-		if (tg.type == Variant::OBJECT) {
-			vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertySet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
-			vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
-			if (tg.gdclass != StringName()) {
-				vsp->set_base_type(tg.gdclass);
+				} else if (script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node).is_valid()) {
+					PropertyHint hint = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint;
+					String base_type = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint_string;
 
-			} else if (script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node).is_valid()) {
-				PropertyHint hint = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint;
-				String base_type = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint_string;
-
-				if (base_type != String() && hint == PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE_STRING) {
-					vsp->set_base_type(base_type);
+					if (base_type != String() && hint == PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE_STRING) {
+						vsp->set_base_type(base_type);
+					}
 				}
+				if (tg.script.is_valid()) {
+					vsp->set_base_script(tg.script->get_path());
+				}
+			} else if (tg.type == Variant::NIL) {
+				vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertySet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
+				vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
+			} else {
+				vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertySet::CALL_MODE_BASIC_TYPE);
+				vsp->set_basic_type(tg.type);
 			}
-			if (tg.script.is_valid()) {
-				vsp->set_base_script(tg.script->get_path());
-			}
-		} else if (tg.type == Variant::NIL) {
-			vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertySet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
-			vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
-		} else {
-			vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertySet::CALL_MODE_BASIC_TYPE);
-			vsp->set_basic_type(tg.type);
 		}
-	}
 
-	if (Object::cast_to<VisualScriptPropertyGet>(vsn.ptr())) {
-		Ref<VisualScriptPropertyGet> vsp = vsn;
+		if (Object::cast_to<VisualScriptPropertyGet>(vsn.ptr())) {
+			Ref<VisualScriptPropertyGet> vsp = vsn;
 
-		VisualScriptNode::TypeGuess tg = _guess_output_type(port_action_node, port_action_output, vn);
-		if (tg.type == Variant::OBJECT) {
-			vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertyGet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
-			vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
-			if (tg.gdclass != StringName()) {
-				vsp->set_base_type(tg.gdclass);
+			VisualScriptNode::TypeGuess tg = _guess_output_type(port_action_node, port_action_output, vn);
+			if (tg.type == Variant::OBJECT) {
+				vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertyGet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
+				vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
+				if (tg.gdclass != StringName()) {
+					vsp->set_base_type(tg.gdclass);
 
-			} else if (script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node).is_valid()) {
-				PropertyHint hint = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint;
-				String base_type = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint_string;
-				if (base_type != String() && hint == PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE_STRING) {
-					vsp->set_base_type(base_type);
+				} else if (script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node).is_valid()) {
+					PropertyHint hint = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint;
+					String base_type = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node)->get_output_value_port_info(port_action_output).hint_string;
+					if (base_type != String() && hint == PROPERTY_HINT_TYPE_STRING) {
+						vsp->set_base_type(base_type);
+					}
 				}
+				if (tg.script.is_valid()) {
+					vsp->set_base_script(tg.script->get_path());
+				}
+			} else if (tg.type == Variant::NIL) {
+				vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertyGet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
+				vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
+			} else {
+				vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertyGet::CALL_MODE_BASIC_TYPE);
+				vsp->set_basic_type(tg.type);
 			}
-			if (tg.script.is_valid()) {
-				vsp->set_base_script(tg.script->get_path());
-			}
-		} else if (tg.type == Variant::NIL) {
-			vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertyGet::CALL_MODE_INSTANCE);
-			vsp->set_base_type(String(""));
-		} else {
-			vsp->set_call_mode(VisualScriptPropertyGet::CALL_MODE_BASIC_TYPE);
-			vsp->set_basic_type(tg.type);
 		}
 	}
 	Ref<VisualScriptNode> vnode_old = script->get_node(edited_func, port_action_node);