diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
index eaf122fd8..b5685d3ec 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ class Flow {
             reportingNode = node;
         }
         if (!muteStatusEvent) {
-            if (statusMessage.hasOwnProperty("text") && typeof(statusMessage.text !== "string")) {
+            if (statusMessage.hasOwnProperty("text") && typeof statusMessage.text !== "string") {
                 try {
                     statusMessage.text = statusMessage.text.toString();
                 }