--- a/util/pubsub.lua	Sat Aug 18 14:21:02 2018 +0100
+++ b/util/pubsub.lua	Sat Aug 18 14:30:14 2018 +0100
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@
 	end
 	--
 
-	-- Check node exists and has an item published
-	if not (self.nodes[node] and self.data[node]) then
+	-- Check node exists
+	if not self.nodes[node] then
 		return false, "item-not-found";
 	end