diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js
index aa3976626..3b7dea857 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     .on('end', function() {
                         if (node.chunk === false) {
                             if (node.format === "utf8") {
-                                RED.util.setMessageProperty(m,node.propertyOut,decode(lines, node.encoding));
+                                RED.util.setMessageProperty(msg,node.propertyOut,decode(lines, node.encoding));
                             } else {
-                                RED.util.setMessageProperty(m,node.propertyOut,lines);
+                                RED.util.setMessageProperty(msg,node.propertyOut,lines);
                             }
                             nodeSend(msg);
                         }