diff --git a/lib/extension/entityPublish.js b/lib/extension/entityPublish.js
index 03bd089c..03761a69 100644
--- a/lib/extension/entityPublish.js
+++ b/lib/extension/entityPublish.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class EntityPublish extends BaseExtension {
                 if (topic.type === 'set' && converter && converter.convertSet) {
                     logger.debug(`Publishing '${topic.type}' '${key}' to '${entity.name}'`);
                     const result = await converter.convertSet(actualTarget, key, value, meta);
-                    if (result && result.hasOwnProperty('state')) {
+                    if (result && result.state) {
                         const msg = result.state;
 
                         if (postfix) {