diff --git a/mastoapi.c b/mastoapi.c
index fd0924f..d1ae463 100644
--- a/mastoapi.c
+++ b/mastoapi.c
@@ -722,6 +722,10 @@ int mastoapi_get_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
             xs *out   = NULL;
             xs *actor = NULL;
 
+            /* if uid it's the md5 of this actor, transform into a real uid */
+            if (strcmp(uid, snac1.md5) == 0)
+                uid = xs_dict_get(snac1.config, "uid");
+
             /* is it a local user? */
             if (user_open(&snac2, uid)) {
                 if (opt == NULL) {