diff --git a/FETextCombine.py b/FETextCombine.py
index e47e439..18b0f7a 100644
--- a/FETextCombine.py
+++ b/FETextCombine.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from .categories import CATE_UTILS
-from .utils.any_hack import any
 
 
 class FETextCombine:
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ class FETextCombine:
     def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
         return {
             "required": {},
-            "optional": {"input": (any, {"default": None})},
+            "optional": {"input": ("STRING", {"default": "", 'forceInput': True})},
         }
 
     @classmethod
@@ -21,5 +20,9 @@ class FETextCombine:
     CATEGORY = CATE_UTILS
 
     def out(self, **kwargs):
-        output = "".join([str(_) for _ in list(kwargs.values()) if _ is not None])
+        if kwargs.get('input') == 'undefined':
+            kwargs['input'] = ''
+        if "input" in kwargs and not kwargs["input"]:
+            del kwargs['input']
+        output = "".join([str(_) for _ in list(kwargs.values())])
         return (output,)
diff --git a/web/js/packer.js b/web/js/packer.js
index 02932ab..8018541 100644
--- a/web/js/packer.js
+++ b/web/js/packer.js
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ app.registerExtension({
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if (nodeData.name == "FETextCombine"){
+                // remove widgets
+                this.widgets = []
+                this.widgets_values = []
+            }
         }
 
 
         if (FE_DATA_UNPACKER.includes(nodeData.name)) {
             nodeType.prototype.onConnectionsChange = function (type, _, connected, link_info) {
-                console.log("onConnectionsChange", this)
+                // console.log("onConnectionsChange", this)
                 for (let i = 0; i < this.outputs.length - 1; i++) {
                     if (!this.outputs[i].links || this.outputs[i].links.length === 0) {
                         console.log("onConnectionsChange pop", i, this.removeOutput(i--));