diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
index 10ffc1189..b9fae8626 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
@@ -89,15 +89,13 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     }
 
     function FunctionNode(n) {
-        var libs = n.libs || [];
-        n.modules = libs.map(x => x.spec).filter(x => (x && (x !== "")));
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         var node = this;
         node.name = n.name;
         node.func = n.func;
         node.ini = n.initialize ? n.initialize.trim() : "";
         node.fin = n.finalize ? n.finalize.trim() : "";
-        node.libs = libs || [];
+        node.libs = n.libs || [];
 
         if (RED.settings.functionExternalModules === false && node.libs.length > 0) {
             throw new Error("Function node not allowed to load external modules");
@@ -298,9 +296,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 if (vname && (vname !== "")) {
                     sandbox[vname] = null;
                     try {
-                        var spec = module.spec;
+                        var spec = module.module;
                         if (spec && (spec !== "")) {
-                            var lib = RED.require(module.spec);
+                            var lib = RED.require(module.module);
                             sandbox[vname] = lib;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js
index 6486ce8b3..f794f1fc6 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/externalModules.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async function checkFlowDependencies(flowConfig) {
         }
     })
 
-    return Promise.all(promises).then(() => {
+    return Promise.all(promises).then(refreshExternalModules).then(() => {
         if (errors.length > 0) {
             throw errors;
         }
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ async function ensureModuleDir() {
     const pkgFile = path.join(installDir,"package.json");
     if (!fs.existsSync(pkgFile)) {
         await fs.writeFile(path.join(installDir,"package.json"),`{
-    "name": "Node-RED External Modules",
+    "name": "Node-RED-External-Modules",
+    "description": "These modules are automatically installed by Node-RED to use in Function nodes.",
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "private": true,
     "dependencies": {}