diff --git a/sea.js b/sea.js
index 65a8cf25..23577623 100644
--- a/sea.js
+++ b/sea.js
@@ -669,23 +669,30 @@
         }
         // then figuring out all possible candidates having matching username
         const aliases = []
+        let c = 0
         // TODO: how about having real chainable map without callback ?
         Gun.obj.map(rat.put, (at, pub) => {
           if (!pub.slice || 'pub/' !== pub.slice(0, 4)) {
             // TODO: ... this would then be .filter((at, pub))
             return
           }
+          ++c
           // grab the account associated with this public key.
-          gunRoot.get(pub).get((at, ev) => {
+          root.get(pub).get((at, ev) => {
             pub = pub.slice(4)
             ev.off()
+            --c
             if (at.put){
               aliases.push({ pub, at })
             }
+            if (!c && (c = -1)) {
+              resolve(aliases)
+            }
           })
         })
-        return !aliases.length ? reject({ err: 'Public key does not exist!' })
-        : resolve(aliases)
+        if (!c) {
+          reject({ err: 'Public key does not exist!' })
+        }
       })
     })
     module.exports = queryGunAliases