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 d6abde563..1097e9d1f 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
@@ -347,7 +347,21 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             }
             node.script = vm.createScript(functionText, createVMOpt(node, ""));
             if (node.fin && (node.fin !== "")) {
-                var finText = "(function () {\n"+node.fin +"\n})();";
+                var finText = `(function () {
+                    var node = {
+                        id:__node__.id,
+                        name:__node__.name,
+                        log:__node__.log,
+                        error:__node__.error,
+                        warn:__node__.warn,
+                        debug:__node__.debug,
+                        trace:__node__.trace,
+                        status:__node__.status,
+                        send: function(msgs, cloneMsg) {
+                            __node__.error("Cannot send from close function");
+                        }
+                    };
+                    `+node.fin +`})();`;
                 finOpt = createVMOpt(node, " cleanup");
                 finScript = new vm.Script(finText, finOpt);
             }