diff --git a/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js b/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js
index 21d3583a1..c5f773e1c 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js
@@ -385,8 +385,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     }
     RED.nodes.registerType("tcp out",TcpOut);
 
-    var clients = {};
-
     function TcpGet(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.server = n.server;
@@ -412,6 +410,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.connected = false;
         var node = this;
 
+        var clients = {};
+
         this.on("input", function(msg) {
             var i = 0;
             if ((!Buffer.isBuffer(msg.payload)) && (typeof msg.payload !== "string")) {