diff --git a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html
index 277a504f..5551d1d0 100644
--- a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html
+++ b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="emoncms">
     <p>Posts data to Emoncms.</p>
     <p>The <b>msg.payload</b> can contain either a comma separated list of name
-    value pairs ex. name:value,... or a comma separated list of values ex. 1,2,.. .
+    value pairs e.g. <pre>name:value,...</pre> or a comma separated list of values e.g. <pre>1,2,...</pre>
+    or a simple javascript object e.g. <pre>msg.payload = {temp:12}</pre>
     <p>If Node is left blank <b>msg.nodegroup</b> will used.</p>
     <p>Insertion time can be manipulated by setting <b>msg.time</b>.</p>
 </script>
diff --git a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js
index b84b2ec8..c6b914dd 100644
--- a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js
+++ b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js
@@ -43,10 +43,15 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         else { http = require("http"); }
         this.on("input", function(msg) {
             this.url = this.baseurl + '/input/post.json?';
-            if (msg.payload.indexOf(':') > -1) {
-                this.url += 'json={' + msg.payload + '}';
-            } else {
-                this.url += 'csv='+msg.payload;
+            if (typeof(msg.payload) !== "string") {
+                this.url += 'json=' + JSON.stringify(msg.payload);
+            }
+            else {
+                if (msg.payload.indexOf(':') > -1) {
+                    this.url += 'json={' + msg.payload + '}';
+                } else {
+                    this.url += 'csv='+msg.payload;
+                }
             }
             this.url += '&apikey='+this.apikey;
             var nodegroup = this.nodegroup || msg.nodegroup;