diff --git a/src/modes/get.rs b/src/modes/get.rs
index d3686e4..f07d38a 100644
--- a/src/modes/get.rs
+++ b/src/modes/get.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ pub fn mode_get(
 
         // Check if this is a binary item and we're outputting to a TTY
         if !args.options.force {
-            if let Some(binary_meta) = item.meta.get("binary") {
-                if binary_meta == "true" {
+            let item_meta = crate::db::get_item_meta(conn, &item)?;
+            let binary_meta = item_meta.into_iter().find(|meta| meta.name == "binary");
+            if let Some(binary_meta) = binary_meta {
+                if binary_meta.value == "true" {
                     if is_stdout_tty() {
                         return Err(anyhow!("Refusing to output binary data to TTY, use --force to override"));
                     }