diff --git a/swig/lexicons.i b/swig/lexicons.i
index a1b1c701f02f470b69a5a39700c679942e31bc20..69a0456567861311169b695e18f1caa14e0ffcef 100644
--- a/swig/lexicons.i
+++ b/swig/lexicons.i
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ namespace Wccl {
 
     /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+
+    %rename(get_lexicon) get(const std::string&) const;
     const Lexicon& get(const std::string& name) const;
     shared_ptr<const Lexicon> get_ptr(const std::string& name) const;