diff --git a/store/tree.go b/store/tree.go
index 11b8092b2..3d6d1bfa4 100644
--- a/store/tree.go
+++ b/store/tree.go
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ func (t *tree) set(key string, value Node) bool {
 func (t *tree) internalGet(key string) (*treeNode, bool) {
 	nodesName := split(key)
 
+	// should be able to get root
+	if len(nodesName) == 1 && nodesName[0] == "" {
+		return t.Root, true
+	}
+
 	nodeMap := t.Root.NodeMap
 
 	var i int