diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
index fc0337e9b..dbf3fed27 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         } else if (!util.isArray(msgs)) {
             msgs = [msgs];
         }
-        if(_msgid === "") _msgid = RED.util.generateId();
         var msgCount = 0;
         for (var m=0; m<msgs.length; m++) {
             if (msgs[m]) {
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             trace:__node__.trace,
                             status:__node__.status,
                             send: function(msgs, cloneMsg) { 
-                                __node__.send(__send__, "", msgs, cloneMsg); 
+                                __node__.send(__send__, RED.util.generateId(), msgs, cloneMsg); 
                             }
                         };
                         `+ node.ini +`