diff --git a/io/mqlight/mqlight.js b/io/mqlight/mqlight.js
index 2e3db924..d917723e 100644
--- a/io/mqlight/mqlight.js
+++ b/io/mqlight/mqlight.js
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         var topic = node.topic;
                         if (topic === "") {
                             if (msg.topic) {
-                                node.topic = msg.topic;
+                                topic = msg.topic;
                             } else {
                                 node.warn("No topic set in MQ Light out node");
                                 return;
                             }
                         }
-                        sendClient.send(node.topic, msg.payload, function(err) {
+                        sendClient.send(topic, msg.payload, function(err) {
                             if (err) {
                                 node.error(err,msg);
                             }
diff --git a/io/mqlight/package.json b/io/mqlight/package.json
index 26f6e3e2..02f89477 100644
--- a/io/mqlight/package.json
+++ b/io/mqlight/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-mqlight",
-    "version"       : "0.0.9",
+    "version"       : "0.0.10",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to send and receive message from IBM MQ Light",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "mqlight"   : "1.0.x"