Sending command via node-red

I am using the CS application server on a Dragino LPS8v2 and most works well. However when I try to send a mqtt msg command/down using node-red the data does not appear to reach the end node or it is not formatting correctly. When I take the data and send via the enqueue it works as it should. Has anyone tried this connection using internal Node-Red server and and internal CS server? How can I validate command being sent is of the correct format?