1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index c647d39..6bfa00a 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -352,12 +352,16 @@ App.prototype.getNameSync = function (name) {
 
 function sbotGet(sbot, id, cb) {
   // try sbot.get via ssb-ooo a50da3928500f3ac0fbead0a1b335a3dd5bbc096 first
-  sbot.get({id: id, raw: true}, function (err, value) {
-    if (err && err.message === 'Param 0 must by of type number') {
-      return sbot.get(id, cb)
-    }
-    cb(err, value)
-  })
+  try {
+    sbot.get({id: id, raw: true}, function (err, value) {
+      if (err && /^Param 0/.test(err.message)) {
+        return sbot.get(id, cb)
+      }
+      cb(err, value)
+    })
+  } catch(e) {
+    cb(e)
+  }
 }
 
 function getMsgWithValue(sbot, id, cb) {