diff --git a/gun.js b/gun.js
index 5bb3097a..2be0c3ea 100644
--- a/gun.js
+++ b/gun.js
@@ -2217,8 +2217,11 @@
 			var gun = this, soul;
 			cb = cb || function(){};
 			if(soul = Gun.node.soul(item)){ return gun.set(gun.back(-1).get(soul), cb, opt) }
-			if(Gun.obj.is(item) && !Gun.is(item)){ return gun.set(gun._.root.put(item), cb, opt) }
-			return item.get('_').get(function(at, ev){
+			if(!Gun.is(item)){
+				if(Gun.obj.is(item)){ return gun.set(gun._.root.put(item), cb, opt) }
+				return gun.get(Gun.text.random()).put(item);
+			}
+			item.get('_').get(function(at, ev){
 				if(!at.gun || !at.gun._.back);
 				ev.off();
 				at = (at.gun._.back._);
@@ -2226,6 +2229,7 @@
 				if(!soul){ return cb.call(gun, {err: Gun.log('Only a node can be linked! Not "' + node + '"!')}) }
 				gun.put(Gun.obj.put(put, soul, Gun.val.rel.ify(soul)), cb, opt);
 			},{wait:0});
+			return item;
 		}
 	})(require, './set');
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c077c6d8..5960356a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gun",
-  "version": "0.6.4",
+  "version": "0.6.5",
   "description": "Graph engine",
   "main": "index.js",
   "browser": "gun.min.js",