diff --git a/src/nimms.nim b/src/nimms.nim
index b8d9229..f1937e2 100644
--- a/src/nimms.nim
+++ b/src/nimms.nim
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ proc createIndex*(meili:Meili, uid:string, primaryKey="id")=
 proc getIndex*[T](meili:Meili, name:string):MeiliIndex[T]=
   let resp = meili.fetchc(@["indexes", name])
   result = fromJson(resp.body, MeiliIndex[T])
+  result.name = name
   result.client = meili
 
 proc deleteIndex*(meili:Meili, name:string)=