diff --git a/src/t_stream.c b/src/t_stream.c
index 197b7d4f7..32bfa1f7d 100644
--- a/src/t_stream.c
+++ b/src/t_stream.c
@@ -3471,7 +3471,7 @@ NULL
     key = c->argv[2];
 
     /* Lookup the key now, this is common for all the subcommands but HELP. */
-    robj *o = lookupKeyWriteOrReply(c,key,shared.nokeyerr);
+    robj *o = lookupKeyReadOrReply(c,key,shared.nokeyerr);
     if (o == NULL || checkType(c,o,OBJ_STREAM)) return;
     s = o->ptr;