diff --git a/src/yang_schema.cpp b/src/yang_schema.cpp
index 2619943..1ac7a79 100644
--- a/src/yang_schema.cpp
+++ b/src/yang_schema.cpp
@@ -188,11 +188,8 @@
     return keys.find(key) != keys.end();
 }
 
-libyang::S_Schema_Node YangSchema::getSchemaNode(const schemaPath_& location, const ModuleNodePair& node) const
+libyang::S_Schema_Node YangSchema::impl_getSchemaNode(const std::string& node) const
 {
-    std::string absPath = location.m_nodes.empty() ? "" : "/";
-    absPath += pathToAbsoluteSchemaString(location) + "/" + fullNodeName(location, node);
-
     // If no node is found find_path prints an error message, so we have to
     // disable logging
     // https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/753
@@ -205,10 +202,24 @@
             [&oldOptions]() {
                 libyang::set_log_options(oldOptions);
             });
-        return m_context->get_node(nullptr, absPath.c_str());
+        return m_context->get_node(nullptr, node.c_str());
     }
 }
 
+
+libyang::S_Schema_Node YangSchema::getSchemaNode(const std::string& node) const
+{
+    return impl_getSchemaNode(node);
+}
+
+libyang::S_Schema_Node YangSchema::getSchemaNode(const schemaPath_& location, const ModuleNodePair& node) const
+{
+    std::string absPath = location.m_nodes.empty() ? "" : "/";
+    absPath += pathToAbsoluteSchemaString(location) + "/" + fullNodeName(location, node);
+
+    return impl_getSchemaNode(absPath);
+}
+
 const std::set<std::string> YangSchema::listKeys(const schemaPath_& location, const ModuleNodePair& node) const
 {
     std::set<std::string> keys;
@@ -309,9 +320,8 @@
         nodes = m_context->data_instantiables(0);
     } else {
         const auto absolutePath = "/" + pathToAbsoluteSchemaString(path);
-        const auto set = m_context->find_path(absolutePath.c_str());
-        const auto schemaSet = set->schema();
-        nodes = (*schemaSet.begin())->child_instantiables(0);
+        const auto node = getSchemaNode(absolutePath);
+        nodes = node->child_instantiables(0);
     }
 
     for (const auto node : nodes) {
diff --git a/src/yang_schema.hpp b/src/yang_schema.hpp
index 12a250c..aa5faa4 100644
--- a/src/yang_schema.hpp
+++ b/src/yang_schema.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
     /** @short Returns a set of nodes, that match the location and name criteria. */
 
     /** @short Returns a single Schema_Node if the criteria matches only one, otherwise nullptr. */
+    std::shared_ptr<libyang::Schema_Node> getSchemaNode(const std::string& node) const;
+
+    /** @short Returns a single Schema_Node if the criteria matches only one, otherwise nullptr. */
     std::shared_ptr<libyang::Schema_Node> getSchemaNode(const schemaPath_& location, const ModuleNodePair& node) const;
     std::shared_ptr<libyang::Context> m_context;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<libyang::Schema_Node> impl_getSchemaNode(const std::string& node) const;
 };
diff --git a/tests/yang.cpp b/tests/yang.cpp
index 156d94b..d9c2a89 100644
--- a/tests/yang.cpp
+++ b/tests/yang.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  *
 */
 
+#include <experimental/iterator>
 #include "trompeloeil_doctest.h"
 #include "yang_schema.hpp"
 
@@ -251,6 +252,16 @@
 
 })";
 
+namespace std {
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& s, const std::set<std::string> set)
+{
+    s << std::endl << "{";
+    std::copy(set.begin(), set.end(), std::experimental::make_ostream_joiner(s, ", "));
+    s << "}" << std::endl;
+    return s;
+}
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("yangschema")
 {
     using namespace std::string_view_literals;
@@ -696,6 +707,12 @@
                 set = {"bla2"};
             }
 
+            SECTION("example-schema:ethernet")
+            {
+                path.m_nodes.push_back(schemaNode_(module_{"example-schema"}, container_("ethernet")));
+                set = {"ip"};
+            }
+
             REQUIRE(ys.childNodes(path, Recursion::NonRecursive) == set);
         }
     }