diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
index 0501042c32..af784978a7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.html
@@ -224,13 +224,27 @@
             return lab;
         },
         label: function() {
+            var suffix = "";
+            // if fire once then add small indication
+            if (this.once) {
+                suffix = " ¹";
+            }
+            // but replace with repeat one if set to repeat
+            if ((this.repeat && this.repeat != 0) || this.crontab) {
+                suffix = " ↻";
+            }
+            if (this.name) {
+                return this.name+suffix;
+            }
+
+            var payloadProperty;
+            var topicProperty;
+            var payload;
+            var payloadType;
+            var topic;
+
             if (Array.isArray(this.props)) {
-                // find the payload & topic
-                var payloadProperty;
-                var topicProperty;
-                var payload;
-                var payloadType;
-                var topic;
+                // find the payload & topic if they are set
                 for (var i=0,l=this.props.length; i<l; i++) {
                     if (this.props[i].p === 'payload') {
                         payloadProperty = this.props[i];
@@ -238,36 +252,17 @@
                         topicProperty = this.props[i];
                     }
                 }
-
-                // If no payload/topic are found, use the first property instead
-                if (this.props[0]){
-                    payloadProperty = payloadProperty === undefined ? this.props[0] : payloadProperty;
-                    topicProperty = topicProperty === undefined ? {v: payloadProperty.p} : topicProperty; // if no topic, use the property name of the payload
-                }
-
                 payload = payloadProperty === undefined ? "" : payloadProperty.v;
                 payloadType = payloadProperty === undefined ? "str" : payloadProperty.vt;
                 topic = topicProperty === undefined ? "" : topicProperty.v;
             } else {
                 /* Legacy */
-                payload = this.payload;
-                payloadType = this.payloadType;
-                topic = this.topic;
+                payload = this.payload || "";
+                payloadType = this.payloadType || "str";
+                topic = this.topic || "";
             }
 
-
-            var suffix = "";
-            // if fire once then add small indication
-            if (this.once) {
-                suffix = " ¹";
-            }
-            // but replace with repeat one if set to repeat
-            if ((this.repeat && this.repeat != 0) || this.crontab) {
-                suffix = " ↻";
-            }
-            if (this.name) {
-                return this.name+suffix;
-            } else if (payloadType === "string" ||
+            if (payloadType === "string" ||
                     payloadType === "str" ||
                     payloadType === "num" ||
                     payloadType === "bool" ||
@@ -281,9 +276,9 @@
                 }
             } else if (payloadType === 'date' || payloadType === 'bin' || payloadType === 'env') {
                 if ((topic !== "") && (topic.length <= 16)) {
-                    return topic + ":" + this._(`inject.label.${payloadType}`)+suffix;
+                    return topic + ":" + this._('inject.label.'+payloadType)+suffix;
                 } else {
-                    return this._(`inject.label.${payloadType}`)+suffix;
+                    return this._('inject.label.'+payloadType)+suffix;
                 }
             } else if (payloadType === 'flow' || payloadType === 'global') {
                 var key = RED.utils.parseContextKey(payload);