diff --git a/nodes/core/core/80-function.js b/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
index bc6ad2910..c02af92fa 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
+++ b/nodes/core/core/80-function.js
@@ -14,59 +14,58 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-module.exports = function(RED) {
-    
-    var util = require("util");
-    var vm = require("vm");
-    var fs = require('fs');
-    var fspath = require('path');
-    
-    function FunctionNode(n) {
-        RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
-        this.name = n.name;
-        this.func = n.func;
-        var functionText = "var results = (function(msg){"+this.func+"\n})(msg);";
-        this.topic = n.topic;
-        this.context = {global:RED.settings.functionGlobalContext || {}};
-        try {
-            this.script = vm.createScript(functionText);
-            this.on("input", function(msg) {
-                    if (msg != null) {
-                        var sandbox = {msg:msg,console:console,util:util,Buffer:Buffer,context:this.context};
-                        try {
-                            this.script.runInNewContext(sandbox);
-                            var results = sandbox.results;
-    
-                            if (results == null) {
-                                results = [];
-                            } else if (results.length == null) {
-                                results = [results];
-                            }
-                            if (msg._topic) {
-                                for (var m in results) {
-                                    if (results[m]) {
-                                        if (util.isArray(results[m])) {
-                                            for (var n in results[m]) {
-                                                results[m][n]._topic = msg._topic;
-                                            }
-                                        } else {
-                                            results[m]._topic = msg._topic;
+var RED = require(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME+"/red/red");
+
+var util = require("util");
+var vm = require("vm");
+var fs = require('fs');
+var fspath = require('path');
+
+function FunctionNode(n) {
+    RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
+    this.name = n.name;
+    this.func = n.func;
+    var functionText = "var results = (function(msg){"+this.func+"\n})(msg);";
+    this.topic = n.topic;
+    this.context = {global:RED.settings.functionGlobalContext || {}};
+    try {
+        this.script = vm.createScript(functionText);
+        this.on("input", function(msg) {
+                if (msg != null) {
+                    var sandbox = {msg:msg,console:console,util:util,Buffer:Buffer,context:this.context};
+                    try {
+                        this.script.runInNewContext(sandbox);
+                        var results = sandbox.results;
+
+                        if (results == null) {
+                            results = [];
+                        } else if (results.length == null) {
+                            results = [results];
+                        }
+                        if (msg._topic) {
+                            for (var m in results) {
+                                if (results[m]) {
+                                    if (util.isArray(results[m])) {
+                                        for (var n in results[m]) {
+                                            results[m][n]._topic = msg._topic;
                                         }
+                                    } else {
+                                        results[m]._topic = msg._topic;
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
-                            this.send(results);
-    
-                        } catch(err) {
-                            this.error(err.message);
                         }
+                        this.send(results);
+
+                    } catch(err) {
+                        this.error(err.message);
                     }
-            });
-        } catch(err) {
-            this.error(err.message);
-        }
+                }
+        });
+    } catch(err) {
+        this.error(err.message);
     }
-    
-    RED.nodes.registerType("function",FunctionNode);
-    RED.library.register("functions");
 }
+
+RED.nodes.registerType("function",FunctionNode);
+RED.library.register("functions");