# Custom Node error \[object Object\]
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-error-object-object/27239
**Category:** General
**Created:** [25 May 2020 08:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-error-object-object/27239 "2020-05-25T08:00:50Z")
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### Author:  [@Serge](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Serge)
#### Post date: [25 May 2020 08:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-error-object-object/27239/1 "2020-05-25T08:00:50Z")
I have a need for dynamic Websocket's for my project. However this isn't supported by the core nodes.
I came across VIKRAMAS's posts on this forum, about the nodes he has written with dynamic Websocket support.
Here: [Custom node is not adding to Node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-is-not-adding-to-node-red/21475)
And here: [Node red custom websocket how to handle connections](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-custom-websocket-how-to-handle-connections/24145)
Unfortunately, after I created the custom Node with supplied code. I get an error "[object Object]" under palette manager and the custom node does not load.
Can anyone please help me trouble shoot why I get this error and unable to load the custom node?
As I was able to follow example/s and create my first custom Nodes "lower-case" without any issues. Using ether the npm link or npm install method for adding new custom nodes.
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [25 May 2020 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-error-object-object/27239/2 "2020-05-25T08:18:22Z")
The error would have been logged by the runtime when Node-RED was starting up.
We also fixed displaying the error properly in 1.0.5 or .6 so you don't just get `[object Object]`
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### Author:  [@Serge](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Serge)
#### Post date: [25 May 2020 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-error-object-object/27239/3 "2020-05-25T09:38:13Z")
Hi knolleary, thanks for the quick reply.
I updated to the latest v1.0.6, still get the same [object Object] error displayed.
On Node-Red startup I get this error for the module:
> 25 May 19:32:59 - [warn] [node-red-contrib-websocketlistener/websocketlistener] ReferenceError: RED is not defined
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### Author:  [@Serge](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Serge)
#### Post date: [25 May 2020 09:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-error-object-object/27239/4 "2020-05-25T09:52:32Z")
Realised what that error was. Was missing "module.exports = function(RED) {" as the start of the .js file.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8 June 2020 09:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-node-error-object-object/27239/5 "2020-06-08T09:52:42Z")
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