diff --git a/red/nodes/Flow.js b/red/nodes/Flow.js
index 259b7debf..65f643cac 100644
--- a/red/nodes/Flow.js
+++ b/red/nodes/Flow.js
@@ -462,8 +462,10 @@ Flow.prototype.typeRegistered = function(type) {
             if (this.missingTypes.length === 0 && this.started) {
                 this.start();
             }
+            return true;
         }
     }
+    return false;
     
 }
 
diff --git a/red/nodes/flows.js b/red/nodes/flows.js
index 29a04312c..b50c16241 100644
--- a/red/nodes/flows.js
+++ b/red/nodes/flows.js
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ var activeConfig = [];
 var activeConfigNodes = {};
 
 events.on('type-registered',function(type) {
-    if (activeFlow) {
-        activeFlow.typeRegistered(type);
+    if (activeFlow && activeFlow.typeRegistered(type)) {
         log.info("Missing type registered: "+type);
     }
 });
diff --git a/test/red/nodes/Flow_spec.js b/test/red/nodes/Flow_spec.js
index 964f2f31b..78576dbd4 100644
--- a/test/red/nodes/Flow_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/nodes/Flow_spec.js
@@ -141,11 +141,16 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
                 
                 flow.getMissingTypes().should.eql(["test1","test2"]);
                 
-                flow.typeRegistered("test1");
+                var resp = flow.typeRegistered("a-random-node");
+                resp.should.be.false;
+
+                resp = flow.typeRegistered("test1");
+                resp.should.be.true;
                 flow.getMissingTypes().should.eql(["test2"]);
                 flowStart.called.should.be.false;
     
-                flow.typeRegistered("test2");
+                resp = flow.typeRegistered("test2");
+                resp.should.be.true;
                 flow.getMissingTypes().should.eql([]);
                 flowStart.called.should.be.false;
             } finally {