diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66d3727..0441665 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@uci/base",
-  "version": "0.5.1",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "description": "Multi type and transport JSON packet communication base class.  Used in UCI extended classes",
   "main": "src/base",
   "scripts": {
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "esm": "^3.2.25",
-    "mocha": "^7.1.1",
-    "nodemon": "^2.0.2"
+    "mocha": "^8.0.1",
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@uci-utils/bind-funcs": "^0.2.4",
-    "@uci-utils/logger": "^0.0.16",
+    "@uci-utils/logger": "^0.0.18",
     "@uci-utils/ready": "^0.3.0",
     "@uci/mqtt": "^0.3.1",
     "@uci/socket": "^0.3.1",
     "@uci/websocket": "^0.4.0",
     "await-to-js": "^2.1.1",
-    "is-plain-object": "^3.0.0",
+    "is-plain-object": "^3.0.1",
     "merge-anything": "^3.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/base.js b/src/base.js
index c426224..3b46efa 100644
--- a/src/base.js
+++ b/src/base.js
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ class Base extends EventEmitter {
         this._socket[name].conPackets.unshift(this._readyPacket)
         if (options.duplex) this.consumerConnected(this._socket[name],{consumer:options.duplex, add:true})
       }
-      return this.getSocketInit(name)  // returns the init function (e.g. connect or create) for the socket
+      return this._socket[name]  // return handle to newly registered socket
+      // return this.getSocketInit(name)  // returns the init function (e.g. connect or create) for the socket
     }
   }