--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py	Mon Feb 29 16:52:51 2016 +0100
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0277.py	Tue Mar 01 01:47:32 2016 +0100
@@ -577,20 +577,23 @@
 
     ## get ##
 
-    def _mbGet(self, service_jid_s, node="", max_items=10, item_ids=None, extra_dict=None, profile_key=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
+    def _mbGet(self, service='', node='', max_items=10, item_ids=None, extra_dict=None, profile_key=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
         """
         @param max_items(int): maximum number of item to get, C.NO_LIMIT for no limit
         @param item_ids (list[unicode]): list of item IDs
         """
+        service = jid.JID(service) if service else None
         max_items = None if max_items == C.NO_LIMIT else max_items
         extra = self._p.parseExtra(extra_dict)
-        return self.mbGet(jid.JID(service_jid_s), node or None, max_items or None, item_ids, extra.rsm_request, extra.extra, profile_key)
+        return self.mbGet(service, node or None, max_items or None, item_ids, extra.rsm_request, extra.extra, profile_key)
+
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def mbGet(self, service_jid, node=None, max_items=None, item_ids=None, rsm_request=None, extra=None, profile_key=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
+    def mbGet(self, service=None, node=None, max_items=None, item_ids=None, rsm_request=None, extra=None, profile_key=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
         """Get some microblogs
 
-        @param service_jid(jid.JID): jid of the publisher
+        @param service(jid.JID, None): jid of the publisher
+            None to get profile's PEP
         @param node(unicode, None): node to get (or microblog node if None)
         @param max_items(int): maximum number of item to get, C.NO_LIMIT for no limit
         @param item_ids (list[unicode]): list of item IDs
@@ -602,7 +605,7 @@
         """
         if node is None:
             node = NS_MICROBLOG
-        items_data = yield self._p.getItems(service_jid, node, max_items=max_items, item_ids=item_ids, rsm_request=rsm_request, extra=extra, profile_key=profile_key)
+        items_data = yield self._p.getItems(service, node, max_items=max_items, item_ids=item_ids, rsm_request=rsm_request, extra=extra, profile_key=profile_key)
         serialised = yield self._p.serItemsDataD(items_data, self.item2mbdata)
         defer.returnValue(serialised)