diff --git a/storage/sqlite/package.json b/storage/sqlite/package.json
index cc31580a..9dd66ecb 100644
--- a/storage/sqlite/package.json
+++ b/storage/sqlite/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "node-red-node-sqlite",
-    "version": "0.3.4",
+    "version": "0.3.5",
     "description": "A sqlite node for Node-RED",
     "dependencies": {
         "sqlite3": "^4.0.2"
diff --git a/storage/sqlite/sqlite.js b/storage/sqlite/sqlite.js
index 540e21e4..27a92cad 100644
--- a/storage/sqlite/sqlite.js
+++ b/storage/sqlite/sqlite.js
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 }
                 if (node.sqlquery == "fixed"){
                     if (typeof node.sql === 'string') {
-                        if (msg.payload && msg.payload.length > 0) {
-                            bind = Array.isArray(msg.payload) ? msg.payload : [];
+                        if (node.sql.length > 0) {
                             node.mydbConfig.db.all(node.sql, bind, function(err, row) {
                                 if (err) { node.error(err,msg); }
                                 else {