diff --git a/features/registry.feature b/features/registry.feature
index b11f610..5cc0524 100644
--- a/features/registry.feature
+++ b/features/registry.feature
@@ -46,3 +46,13 @@ Feature: key/value registry
     When I execute the recipe
     Then the output must not contain "after_fail"
     And the output must match /\A\w+Error:\s+:no_key/
+
+  Scenario: `get' keyword accepts a default value
+    Given a recipe with:
+      """
+      task :registry_testing do
+        echo get(:some_key, 'some_value')
+      end
+      """
+    When I successfully execute the recipe
+    Then the output must contain "some_value"
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/env.rb b/lib/producer/core/env.rb
index 035582b..38f47c6 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/env.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/env.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ module Producer
         @remote ||= Remote.new(target)
       end
 
-      def [](key)
-        @registry.fetch key
+      def [](*args)
+        @registry.fetch *args
       rescue KeyError
-        fail RegistryKeyError, key.inspect
+        fail RegistryKeyError, args.first.inspect
       end
       alias get []