diff --git a/lib/neography/node.rb b/lib/neography/node.rb
index 8e191bb..7d2106c 100644
--- a/lib/neography/node.rb
+++ b/lib/neography/node.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def create(props = nil, db = Neography::Rest.new)
 
       def load(node, db = Neography::Rest.new)
         raise ArgumentError.new("syntax deprecated") if node.is_a?(Neography::Rest)
-
+        node = node.first if node.kind_of?(Array)
         node = db.get_node(node) if (node.to_s.match(/^\d+$/) or node.to_s.split("/").last.match(/^\d+$/))
         if node
           node = self.new(node)
diff --git a/spec/integration/node_spec.rb b/spec/integration/node_spec.rb
index 4cd4b31..f1d26e1 100644
--- a/spec/integration/node_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/node_spec.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@
       }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
 
+    it "can get a node from an index" do
+      @neo = Neography::Rest.new
+      new_node = Neography::Node.create("age" => 31, "name" => "Max")
+      key = generate_text(6)
+      value = generate_text
+      @neo.add_node_to_index("test_node_index", key, value, new_node) 
+      node_from_index = @neo.get_node_index("test_node_index", key, value) 
+      existing_node = Neography::Node.load(node_from_index)
+      existing_node.should_not be_nil
+      existing_node.neo_id.should_not be_nil
+      existing_node.neo_id.should == new_node.neo_id
+    end
+
     it "can get a node that exists via cypher" do
       new_node = Neography::Node.create("age" => 31, "name" => "Max")
       cypher = "START n = node({id}) return n"