diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html
index ae0eaedda..2aab13437 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/31-tcpin.html
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
         oneditprepare: function() {
             var previous = null;
             $("#node-input-out").on('focus', function () { previous = this.value; }).on("change", function() {
+                $("#node-input-splitc").show();
                 if (previous === null) { previous = $("#node-input-out").val(); }
                 if ($("#node-input-out").val() == "char") {
                     if (previous != "char") { $("#node-input-splitc").val("\\n"); }
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@
                 else if ($("#node-input-out").val() == "immed") {
                     if (previous != "immed") { $("#node-input-splitc").val(" "); }
                     $("#node-units").text("");
+                    $("#node-input-splitc").hide();
                 }
                 else if ($("#node-input-out").val() == "count") {
                     if (previous != "count") { $("#node-input-splitc").val("12"); }
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@
                 else {
                     if (previous != "sit") { $("#node-input-splitc").val(" "); }
                     $("#node-units").text("");
+                    $("#node-input-splitc").hide();
                 }
             });
         }