diff --git a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html
index d210d22d9..de9234d59 100644
--- a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html
+++ b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.html
@@ -20,37 +20,31 @@
         <input type="text" id="node-input-emonServer">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-payloadType"><i class="icon-envelope"></i> Payload</label>
-        <select id="node-input-payloadType" style="width:125px !important">
-          <option value="csv">csv</option>
-          <option value="json">json</option>
-        </select>
-    </div>
-    <div class="form-row" id="node-input-row-topic">
         <label for="node-input-topic"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> Key</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-topic" placeholder="">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-nodegroup"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Node Group</label>
+        <label for="node-input-nodegroup"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Node</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-nodegroup" placeholder="">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Emoncms">
     </div>
-		<div class="form-tips">If Payload is set to csv, <b>msg.payload</b> can be a comma separated values and the key will
- 		be automatically generated by Emoncms, if Payload is set to json, <b>msg.payload</b> can only be a single value and 
-		the key value can be manually or programmatically set.</br></br>
-		Key is not mandatory, if Key is left blank <b>msg.topic</b> will used. Key overrides <b>msg.topic</b></br></br>
+		<div class="form-tips">If <b>msg.payload</b> holds comma separated values (csv), Key and <b>msg.topic</b> is ignored and the key will
+ 		be automatically generated by Emoncms. If <b>msg.payload</b> holds a single value and Key and <b>msg.topic</b> is not specified, <b>msg.payload</b>
+		will be treated as a csv otherwise it will be treated as a json payload and the key value can be manually or programmatically set.</br></br>
+		Key is not mandatory, if Key is left blank <b>msg.topic</b> will used. Key overrides <b>msg.topic</b>, it will be ignored if <b>msg.payload</b> is holding csv</br></br>
 		Node (numeric) is not mandatory, if Node is left blank <b>msg.nodegrpup</b> will used. Node over rides <b>msg.nodegroup</b>.
 		</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="emoncms">
     <p>Performs post to Emoncms.</p>
-    <p>If Payload is set to csv, <b>msg.payload</b> can contain comma separated values and Key and <b>msg.topic</b> are ignored, 
-	if Payload is set to json, <b>msg.payload</b> can only be a single value and Key or <b>msg.topic</b> must be specified</p>
-    <p>If Key is left blank <b>msg.topic</b> will used.</p>
+    <p>If <b>msg.payload</b> holds comma separated values (csv), Key and <b>msg.topic</b> is ignored. 
+	If <b>msg.payload</b> holds a single value and Key and <b>msg.topic</b> is not specified, <b>msg.payload</b>
+	will be treated as a csv otherwise it will be treated as a json payload</p>
+    <p>If Key is left blank <b>msg.topic</b> will used, ignored if <b>msg.payload</b> holds csv.</p>
     <p>If Node is left blank <b>msg.nodegrpup</b> will used.</p>
     <p>Insertion time can be manipulated by setting <b>msg.time</b>.</p>
 </script>
@@ -75,18 +69,6 @@
         },
         labelStyle: function() {
             return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
-        },
-        oneditprepare: function() {
-            $("#node-input-payloadType").change(function() {
-                var id = $("#node-input-payloadType option:selected").val();
-                if (id == "json") {
-                    $("#node-input-row-topic").show();
-                } else {
-                    $("#node-input-row-topic").hide();
-                }
-            });
-            $("#node-input-payloadType").val(this.payloadType);
-            $("#node-input-payloadType").change();
         }
     });
 </script>
diff --git a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js
index 7635cb349..938cdad57 100644
--- a/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js
+++ b/io/emoncms/88-emoncms.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ function EmoncmsServerNode(n) {
     RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
     this.server = n.server;
     this.name = n.name;
-    this.payloadType = n.payloadType;
     var credentials = RED.nodes.getCredentials(n.id);
     if (credentials) {
         this.apikey = credentials.apikey;
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ function Emoncms(n) {
     this.baseurl = sc.server;
     this.apikey = sc.apikey;
 
-    this.payloadType = n.payloadType;
     this.topic = n.topic ||"";
     this.nodegroup = n.nodegroup || "";
     var node = this;
@@ -80,11 +78,11 @@ function Emoncms(n) {
     else { var http = require("http"); }
     this.on("input", function(msg) {
         this.url = this.baseurl + '/input/post.json?';
-        if(this.payloadType == 'json'){
-        	var topic = this.topic || msg.topic;
-        	this.url += 'json={' + topic + ':' + msg.payload+'}';
-        } else {
+        var topic = this.topic || msg.topic;
+        if(msg.payload.indexOf(',') > -1 || topic.trim() == ''){
         	this.url += 'csv='+msg.payload;
+        } else {
+        	this.url += 'json={' + topic + ':' + msg.payload+'}';
         }
         this.url += '&apikey='+this.apikey;
         var nodegroup = this.nodegroup || msg.nodegroup;