diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 3de23c0bb..117ecbb39 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ struct redisCommand redisCommandTable[] = {
      0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0,0},
 
     {"hmget",hmgetCommand,-3,
-     "read-only fast @hash",
+     "read-only fast async @hash",
      0,NULL,1,1,1,0,0,0},
 
     {"hincrby",hincrbyCommand,4,
diff --git a/src/t_hash.cpp b/src/t_hash.cpp
index 3f2cc5751..e724e406e 100644
--- a/src/t_hash.cpp
+++ b/src/t_hash.cpp
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ void hmgetCommand(client *c) {
 
     /* Don't abort when the key cannot be found. Non-existing keys are empty
      * hashes, where HMGET should respond with a series of null bulks. */
-    o = lookupKeyRead(c->db, c->argv[1]);
+    o = lookupKeyRead(c->db, c->argv[1], c->mvccCheckpoint);
     if (checkType(c,o,OBJ_HASH)) return;
 
     addReplyArrayLen(c, c->argc-2);