diff --git a/io/stomp/18-stomp.js b/io/stomp/18-stomp.js
index 62fa5044..80652903 100644
--- a/io/stomp/18-stomp.js
+++ b/io/stomp/18-stomp.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.port = n.port;
         this.protocolversion = n.protocolversion;
         this.vhost = n.vhost;
-        this.reconnectretries = n.reconnectretries;
-        this.reconnectdelay = n.reconnectdelay * 1000;
+        this.reconnectretries = n.reconnectretries || 999999;
+        this.reconnectdelay = (n.reconnectdelay || 15) * 1000;
         this.name = n.name;
         this.username = this.credentials.user;
         this.password = this.credentials.password;
diff --git a/io/stomp/package.json b/io/stomp/package.json
index 59bca968..68923293 100644
--- a/io/stomp/package.json
+++ b/io/stomp/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-stomp",
-    "version"       : "0.0.10",
+    "version"       : "0.0.11",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to publish and subscribe to/from a Stomp server",
     "dependencies"  : {
-        "stomp-client"   : "0.8.*"
+        "stomp-client"   : "^0.9.0"
     },
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",