diff --git a/lib/hk-util.js b/lib/hk-util.js
index 4ac1ffdd7..0a68f9f20 100644
--- a/lib/hk-util.js
+++ b/lib/hk-util.js
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ const handleGetHistoryRange = function (Env, Server, seq, userId, parsed) {
             if (typeof(content) !== 'string') { return void readMore(); }
 
             const hash = getHash(content);
-            if (hash === untilHash) { found = true; }
+            if (hash === untilHash || untilHash === 'NONE') { found = true; }
             let then = hash === oldestKnownHash ? abort : readMore;
             if (found) {
                 Server.send(userId, [0, HISTORY_KEEPER_ID, 'MSG', userId,