diff --git a/io/snmp/package.json b/io/snmp/package.json
index f80f09ce..b12577a3 100644
--- a/io/snmp/package.json
+++ b/io/snmp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-snmp",
-    "version"       : "0.0.22",
+    "version"       : "0.0.23",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node that looks for SNMP oids.",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "net-snmp"  : "1.2.4"
diff --git a/io/snmp/snmp.html b/io/snmp/snmp.html
index c08e9792..7b3b53df 100644
--- a/io/snmp/snmp.html
+++ b/io/snmp/snmp.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="snmp">
+<script type="text/html" data-template-name="snmp">
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-host"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> Host</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-host" placeholder="ip address(:optional port)">
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <div class="form-tips">Tip: Multiple OIDs can be separated by commas.</div>
 </script>
 
-<script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="snmp">
+<script type="text/html" data-help-name="snmp">
     <p>Simple SNMP oid or oid list fetcher. Triggered by any input.</p>
     <p><code>msg.host</code> may contain the host.</p>
     <p><code>msg.community</code> may contain the community.</p>
diff --git a/io/snmp/snmp.js b/io/snmp/snmp.js
index b9a9f2a8..bac37c6e 100644
--- a/io/snmp/snmp.js
+++ b/io/snmp/snmp.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
         this.version = (n.version === "2c") ? snmp.Version2c : snmp.Version1;
         this.varbinds = n.varbinds;
         this.timeout = Number(n.timeout || 5) * 1000;
+        if (this.varbinds && this.varbinds.trim().length === 0) { delete this.varbinds; }
         var node = this;
         this.on("input", function (msg) {
             var host = node.host || msg.host;