diff --git a/src/commands/get.rs b/src/commands/get.rs
index 930392e5d6..3b9f578e26 100644
--- a/src/commands/get.rs
+++ b/src/commands/get.rs
@@ -58,11 +58,14 @@ fn get_member(path: &Tagged<String>, obj: &Tagged<Value>) -> Result<Tagged<Value
 
                             possible_matches.sort();
 
-                            return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-                                "Unknown column",
-                                format!("did you mean '{}'?", possible_matches[0].1),
-                                path.tag(),
-                            ));
+                            if possible_matches.len() > 0 {
+                                return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                                    "Unknown column",
+                                    format!("did you mean '{}'?", possible_matches[0].1),
+                                    path.tag(),
+                                ));
+                            }
+                            None
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -70,6 +73,18 @@ fn get_member(path: &Tagged<String>, obj: &Tagged<Value>) -> Result<Tagged<Value
         }
     }
 
+    match obj {
+        Tagged {
+            item: Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(_)),
+            ..
+        } => current = Some(obj),
+        Tagged {
+            item: Value::Primitive(Primitive::Path(_)),
+            ..
+        } => current = Some(obj),
+        _ => {}
+    };
+
     match current {
         Some(v) => Ok(v.clone()),
         None => Ok(Value::nothing().tagged(obj.tag)),