diff --git a/model/list/list.js b/model/list/list.js
index 14600930..b278ab27 100644
--- a/model/list/list.js
+++ b/model/list/list.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-steal('can/model/list','jquerypp/model').then(function() {
+steal('can/util', 'can/model/list','jquerypp/model', function(can) {
 	// List.get used to take a model or list of models
 	var getList = $.Model.List.prototype.get;
 	$.Model.List.prototype.get = function(arg) {
@@ -9,17 +9,21 @@ steal('can/model/list','jquerypp/model').then(function() {
 				ids.push(this.attr('id'));
 			});
 			arg = ids;
+			return getList.apply(this,arg);
 		} else if(arg.attr && arg.constructor && (id = arg.attr(arg.constructor.id))) {
 			arg = id;
+			return getList.apply(this,[arg]);
+		} else {
+			return getList.apply(this,arguments);
 		}
-		return getList.apply(this,arguments);
 	};
 	// restore the ability to push a list!arg
 	var push = $.Model.List.prototype.push;
 	$.Model.List.prototype.push = function(arg) {
 		if(arg instanceof $.Model.List) {
-			arg = can.makeArray(arg);
+			return push.apply(this,can.makeArray(arg));
+		} else {
+			return push.apply(this,arguments);
 		}
-		return push.apply(this,arguments);
 	};
 });
diff --git a/model/list/list_test.js b/model/list/list_test.js
index c66fba07..2ee82ace 100644
--- a/model/list/list_test.js
+++ b/model/list/list_test.js
@@ -42,6 +42,30 @@ test("create", function(){
 	equals(this.people.get("a2")[0].id,"a2" , "get works")
 })
 
+test("get", function(){
+	var listOfPeople = new Person.List([
+		new Person({ id: 1000, name: "Barry" }),
+		new Person({ id: 1001, name: "Colin" })
+	]);
+	var instanceMatch = listOfPeople.get(listOfPeople.attr('0'));
+	equals(instanceMatch[0].id, 1000, 'get works with model instance');
+	equals(instanceMatch.length, 1, 'result is correct length');
+
+	var listMatch = listOfPeople.get(new Person.List([listOfPeople.attr('0')]));
+	equals(listMatch[0].id, 1000, 'get works with model list instance');
+	equals(listMatch.length, 1, 'result is correct length');
+})
+
+test("push another list", function(){
+	var listOfPeople = new Person.List();
+	listOfPeople.push(
+		new Person({ name: "Barry" }),
+		new Person({ name: "Colin" })
+	);
+	equals(this.people.length, 20, 'started with 20 people');
+	this.people.push(listOfPeople);
+	equals(this.people.length, 22, 'pushed 2 more people');
+})
 
 test("splice", function(){
 	ok(this.people.get("a1").length,"something where a1 is")