diff --git a/src/milquetoast/client.clj b/src/milquetoast/client.clj
index e87e9f4..68e030c 100644
--- a/src/milquetoast/client.clj
+++ b/src/milquetoast/client.clj
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@
                                  :or   {qos 1 retain false}}]
   (send-message! client topic msg {:qos qos :retain retain}))
 
+(defn get! [client topic & options]
+  (get-topic! client topic options))
+
 (defn open-channel!
   [client topic & {:keys [buffer-size qos retain]
                    :or   {buffer-size 1