diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index e171236..ee9a94a 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -168,9 +168,12 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
   }
 
   function getFeedRoot(findWho, findType) {
+    const findWho_ = findWho.startsWith('ppppp:feed/v1/')
+      ? findWho.substring(16)
+      : findWho
     for (const rec of records()) {
       const { who, type, tangles } = rec.msg.metadata
-      if (who === findWho && type === findType && isEmptyObject(tangles)) {
+      if (who === findWho_ && type === findType && isEmptyObject(tangles)) {
         return rec.hash
       }
     }
@@ -318,6 +321,7 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     records,
     getRecord,
     get,
+    getFeedRoot,
 
     // internal
     findEncryptionFormatFor,