diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/RabbitMQ/RabbitMQTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/RabbitMQ/RabbitMQTrigger.node.ts
index 446bd82352..f39cacf080 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/RabbitMQ/RabbitMQTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/RabbitMQ/RabbitMQTrigger.node.ts
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ export class RabbitMQTrigger implements INodeType {
 
 		const self = this;
 
-		const item: INodeExecutionData = {
-			json: {},
-		};
-
 		const startConsumer = async () => {
 			await channel.consume(queue, async (message: IDataObject) => {
 				if (message !== null) {
 					let content: IDataObject | string = message!.content!.toString();
 
+					const item: INodeExecutionData = {
+						json: {},
+					};
+
 					if (options.contentIsBinary === true) {
 						item.binary = {
 							data: await this.helpers.prepareBinaryData(message.content),