diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41492f8..798c3cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-contrib-firebase-admin",
-  "version": "1.1.14",
+  "version": "1.1.15",
   "description": "A node-red module that wraps the server-side  admin SDK of firebase, firestore, et.c.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/rtdb/rtdb-get.js b/rtdb/rtdb-get.js
index 2289dae..3956309 100644
--- a/rtdb/rtdb-get.js
+++ b/rtdb/rtdb-get.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     node.on('input', function(msg) {
       let path = this.path
       if(msg && msg.payload){
-        path = msg.payload.path
+        path = path || msg.payload.path
         msgin = msg
         setUpListener(path)
       }
diff --git a/rtdb/rtdb-on.js b/rtdb/rtdb-on.js
index c9d51c3..ff100ae 100644
--- a/rtdb/rtdb-on.js
+++ b/rtdb/rtdb-on.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     node.on('input', function(msg) {
       let path = this.path
       if(msg && msg.payload){
-        path = msg.payload.path
+        path = path || msg.payload.path
         msgin = msg
         setUpListener(path)
       }