diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b3b2e0..6546b62 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-contrib-firebase-admin",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "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-get.html b/rtdb-get.html
index 7de3d5b..989729b 100644
--- a/rtdb-get.html
+++ b/rtdb-get.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     color: '#a6bbcf',
     defaults: {
       name: {value:""},
+      path: {value:""},
       cred: {value: "", type: 'firebase-config'}
     },
     inputs:1,
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
 
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-input-path"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-path" placeholder="Path">
+    </div>
+
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-cred"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Credentials</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-cred" placeholder="Name">
diff --git a/rtdb-get.js b/rtdb-get.js
index bee48ed..edf0699 100644
--- a/rtdb-get.js
+++ b/rtdb-get.js
@@ -3,31 +3,47 @@
 let oldpath
 
 module.exports = function(RED) {
+
   function FirebaseAdmin(config) {
     RED.nodes.createNode(this, config);
     var node = this;
 
+    const cb = (res)=>{
+      //console.log('firebase get result '+res)
+      //console.dir(res)
+      let val = res.val()
+      //console.log('val='+val)
+      node.send({payload:val})
+    }
+
+    let setUpListener = (path)=>{
+      //console.log('rtdb-get setUpListener for path '+path)
+      if(oldpath){
+        this.admin.database().ref(oldpath).off('value', cb)
+      }
+      this.admin.database().ref(path).on('value', cb)
+      oldpath = path
+    }
+
     if(config.cred){
       let c = RED.nodes.getNode(config.cred)
       this.admin = c.admin
     }
 
-    const cb = (res)=>{
-      console.log('firebase get result '+res)
-      console.dir(res)
-      let val = res.val()
-      console.log('val='+val)
-      node.send({payload:val})
+    //console.log('------------------------------- rtdg-get config')
+    //console.dir(config)
+    this.path = config.path
+    if(this.path){
+      setUpListener(this.path)
     }
 
+
+    //console.log('configuring rtdb-get to listen for messages')
     node.on('input', function(msg) {
+      let path = this.path
       if(msg && msg.payload){
-        const path = msg.payload.path
-        if(oldpath){
-          this.admin.database().ref(oldpath).off('value', cb)
-        }
-        this.admin.database().ref(path).on('value', cb)
-        oldpath = path
+        path = msg.payload.path
+        setUpListener(path)
       }
     }.bind(this));
 
diff --git a/rtdb-set.js b/rtdb-set.js
index dab24cd..31171dc 100644
--- a/rtdb-set.js
+++ b/rtdb-set.js
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.admin.database().ref(path).set(obj).then((res)=>{
           console.log('firebase set result '+res)
           console.dir(res)
+        }).catch((err)=>{
+          console.log('------ ERROR ------')
+          console.dir(err)
         })
       }
     }.bind(this));