diff --git a/core/sockets.py b/core/sockets.py
index e164f617af..bc1567da8f 100644
--- a/core/sockets.py
+++ b/core/sockets.py
@@ -546,7 +546,20 @@ class SvChameleonSocket(NodeSocket, SvSocketCommon):
     bl_idname = "SvChameleonSocket"
     bl_label = "Chameleon Socket"
 
-    dynamic_color: FloatVectorProperty(default=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0), size=4)
+    dynamic_color: FloatVectorProperty(default=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0), size=4,
+                                       description="For storing color of other socket via catch_props method")
+    dynamic_type: StringProperty(default='SvChameleonSocket',
+                                 description="For storing type of other socket via catch_props method")
+
+    def catch_props(self):
+        # should be called during update event of a node for catching its property
+        other = self.other
+        if other:
+            self.dynamic_color = socket_colors[other.bl_idname]
+            self.dynamic_type = other.bl_idname
+        else:
+            self.dynamic_color = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
+            self.dynamic_type = self.bl_idname
 
     def get_prop_data(self):
         if self.prop_name:
@@ -565,13 +578,6 @@ def sv_get(self, default=sentinel, deepcopy=True):
         else:
             return default
 
-    def set_color(self):
-        other = self.other
-        if other:
-            self.dynamic_color = socket_colors[other.bl_idname]
-        else:
-            self.dynamic_color = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
-
     def draw_color(self, context, node):
         return self.dynamic_color
 
diff --git a/nodes/dictionary/dictionary_in.py b/nodes/dictionary/dictionary_in.py
index d74380446d..a5f3b5e1ec 100644
--- a/nodes/dictionary/dictionary_in.py
+++ b/nodes/dictionary/dictionary_in.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def sv_init(self, context):
     def update(self):
         # Remove unused sockets
         [self.inputs.remove(sock) for sock in list(self.inputs)[:-1] if not sock.is_linked]
-        [sock.set_color() for sock in self.inputs if sock.links]
+        [sock.catch_props() for sock in self.inputs if sock.links]
 
         # add property to new socket and add extra empty socket
         if list(self.inputs)[-1].is_linked and len(self.inputs) < 11:
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ def process(self):
             out_dict = SvDict({getattr(self, key): prop for key, prop in zip(keys, props) if prop is not None})
             for sock in list(self.inputs)[:-1]:
                 out_dict.inputs[sock.identifier] = {
-                    'type': sock.other.bl_idname,
+                    'type': sock.dynamic_type,
                     'name': getattr(self, sock.prop_name),
-                    'nest': sock.sv_get()[0].inputs if sock.bl_idname == 'SvDictionarySocket' else None}
+                    'nest': sock.sv_get()[0].inputs if sock.dynamic_type == 'SvDictionarySocket' else None}
             out.append(out_dict)
         self.outputs[0].sv_set(out)