diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index e91ed7e..867b36c 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -294,9 +294,12 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
   }
 
   function getRecord(msgId) {
+    const isUri = msgId.startsWith('ppppp:')
     for (let i = 0; i < recs.length; i++) {
       const rec = recs[i]
-      if (rec && rec.id === msgId) return rec
+      if (!rec) continue
+      if (isUri && rec.id === msgId) return rec
+      else if (!isUri && rec.id.endsWith(msgId)) return rec
     }
     return null
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a46127c..8c75815 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "@ppppp/db",
+  "name": "ppppp-db",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "Default ppppp database",
   "main": "index.js",
diff --git a/test/get.test.js b/test/get.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4af8733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/get.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const test = require('tape')
+const path = require('path')
+const os = require('os')
+const rimraf = require('rimraf')
+const SecretStack = require('secret-stack')
+const caps = require('ssb-caps')
+const p = require('util').promisify
+const FeedV1 = require('../lib/feed-v1')
+const { generateKeypair } = require('./util')
+
+const DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ppppp-db-get')
+rimraf.sync(DIR)
+
+const keys = generateKeypair('alice')
+let peer
+let msgHash1
+let msgId1
+test('setup', async (t) => {
+  peer = SecretStack({ appKey: caps.shs })
+    .use(require('../'))
+    .use(require('ssb-box'))
+    .call(null, { keys, path: DIR })
+
+  await peer.db.loaded()
+
+  const rec1 = await p(peer.db.create)({
+    type: 'post',
+    content: { text: 'I am 1st post' },
+  })
+  msgHash1 = FeedV1.getMsgHash(rec1.msg)
+  msgId1 = FeedV1.getMsgId(rec1.msg)
+})
+
+test('get() supports ppppp URIs', async (t) => {
+  const msg = peer.db.get(msgId1)
+  t.ok(msg, 'msg exists')
+  t.equals(msg.content.text, 'I am 1st post')
+})
+
+test('get() supports msg hashes', async (t) => {
+  const msg = peer.db.get(msgHash1)
+  t.ok(msg, 'msg exists')
+  t.equals(msg.content.text, 'I am 1st post')
+})
+
+test('teardown', (t) => {
+  peer.close(t.end)
+})