diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js
index 47b4bed7c..0389d6abd 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/31-tcpin.js
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     }
     RED.nodes.registerType("tcp in",TcpIn);
 
+
     function TcpOut(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.host = n.host;
@@ -419,6 +420,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     }
     RED.nodes.registerType("tcp out",TcpOut);
 
+
     function TcpGet(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.server = n.server;
@@ -459,6 +461,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             // the clients object will have:
             // clients[id].client, clients[id].msg, clients[id].timeout
             var connection_id = host + ":" + port;
+            if (connection_id !== node.last_id) {
+                node.status({});
+                node.last_id = connection_id;
+            }
             clients[connection_id] = clients[connection_id] || {
                 msgQueue: new Denque(),
                 connected: false,