diff --git a/io/mqlight/mqlight.js b/io/mqlight/mqlight.js
index 88ca0a1a..471b8a9e 100644
--- a/io/mqlight/mqlight.js
+++ b/io/mqlight/mqlight.js
@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
         if (node.serviceConfig) {
             if (node.serviceConfig.client) {
-                var recvClient;
+                var recvClient = node.serviceConfig.client;
                 recvClient.on("error", function(err) {
                     if (err) { node.error(err.toString()); }
                 });
-                recvClient = node.serviceConfig.client;
                 recvClient.on("started", function() {
                     recvClient.on("message", function(data, delivery) {
                         if (node.topic === delivery.destination.topicPattern) {
@@ -105,11 +104,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
         if (node.serviceConfig) {
             if (node.serviceConfig.client) {
-                var sendClient;
+                var sendClient = node.serviceConfig.client;
                 sendClient.on("error", function(err) {
                     if (err) { node.error(err.toString()); }
                 });
-                sendClient = node.serviceConfig.client;
                 sendClient.on("started", function () {
                     node.on("input", function(msg) {
                         var topic = node.topic;
diff --git a/io/mqlight/package.json b/io/mqlight/package.json
index 02f89477..1cc79129 100644
--- a/io/mqlight/package.json
+++ b/io/mqlight/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-mqlight",
-    "version"       : "0.0.10",
+    "version"       : "0.0.11",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to send and receive message from IBM MQ Light",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "mqlight"   : "1.0.x"