diff --git a/src/main/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfs.java b/src/main/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfs.java
index c9af94e5..276b8232 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfs.java
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> publishPresignedRecord(Multihash pub, byte[] pres
         return dht.publishValue(pub, presignedRecord, node);
     }
 
-    public CompletableFuture<byte[]> resolveValue(PubKey pub) {
+    public CompletableFuture<byte[]> resolveValue(PubKey pub, int minResults) {
         Multihash publisher = Multihash.deserialize(PeerId.fromPubKey(pub).getBytes());
-        List<IpnsRecord> candidates = dht.resolveValue(publisher, 1, node);
+        List<IpnsRecord> candidates = dht.resolveValue(publisher, minResults, node);
         List<IpnsRecord> records = candidates.stream().sorted().collect(Collectors.toList());
         if (records.isEmpty())
             return CompletableFuture.failedFuture(new IllegalStateException("Couldn't resolve IPNS value for " + pub));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java b/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
index 528ae9fe..6c48e221 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ private Optional<GetResult> getValueFromPeer(PeerAddresses peer, Multihash publi
     public List<IpnsRecord> resolveValue(Multihash publisher, int minResults, Host us) {
         byte[] key = IPNS.getKey(publisher);
         List<IpnsRecord> candidates = new ArrayList<>();
+        Optional<IpnsRecord> local = engine.getRecord(publisher);
+        local.ifPresent(candidates::add);
+
         Id keyId = Id.create(Hash.sha256(key), 256);
         SortedSet<RoutingEntry> toQuery = Collections.synchronizedSortedSet(new TreeSet<>((a, b) -> compareKeys(a, b, keyId)));
         List<PeerAddresses> localClosest = engine.getKClosestPeers(key);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfsTest.java
index 5bf9e5aa..dab8a67d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/peergos/EmbeddedIpfsTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void publishValue() throws Exception {
         PrivKey publisher = Ed25519Kt.generateEd25519KeyPair().getFirst();
         byte[] value = "This is a test".getBytes();
         node1.publishValue(publisher, value, 1, 24).join();
-        byte[] res = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey()).join();
+        byte[] res = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey(), 5).join();
         Assert.assertTrue(Arrays.equals(res, value));
 
         node1.stop();
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public void publishPresignedValue() throws Exception {
         node1.publishPresignedRecord(pub, signedRecord).join();
         node1.publishPresignedRecord(pub, signedRecord).join();
 
-        byte[] res = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey()).join();
+        byte[] res = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey(), 5).join();
         Assert.assertTrue(Arrays.equals(res, value));
 
         // publish an updated value with same expiry
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public void publishPresignedValue() throws Exception {
         node1.publishPresignedRecord(pub, signedRecord2).join();
         node1.publishPresignedRecord(pub, signedRecord2).join();
 
-        byte[] res2 = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey()).join();
+        byte[] res2 = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey(), 5).join();
         Assert.assertTrue(Arrays.equals(res2, value2));
 
         // publish an updated value with earlier expiry
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public void publishPresignedValue() throws Exception {
         node1.publishPresignedRecord(pub, signedRecord3).join();
         node1.publishPresignedRecord(pub, signedRecord3).join();
 
-        byte[] res3 = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey()).join();
+        byte[] res3 = node1.resolveValue(publisher.publicKey(), 5).join();
         Assert.assertTrue(Arrays.equals(res3, value3));
 
         node1.stop();