diff --git a/lib/bitcoind.js b/lib/bitcoind.js
index 7dd04867..edb29b60 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/bitcoind.js
@@ -360,10 +360,7 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.getRecipients = function(options) {
 Bitcoin.prototype.getRecipient = function(options) {
   options = options || {};
   var label = options.label || label;
-  var recipients = bitcoindjs.getRecipients(options);
-  return recipients.filter(function(recipient) {
-    return recipient.label === label;
-  })[0];
+  return bitcoindjs.getRecipients({ _label: label });
 };
 
 Bitcoin.prototype.setRecipient = function(options) {
diff --git a/src/bitcoindjs.cc b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
index 12a67b19..b1572491 100644
--- a/src/bitcoindjs.cc
+++ b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
@@ -1487,6 +1487,8 @@ NAN_METHOD(GetRecipients) {
       "Usage: bitcoindjs.getRecipients(options)");
   }
 
+  Local<Object> options = Local<Object>::Cast(args[0]);
+
   Local<Array> array = NanNew<Array>();
   int i = 0;
 
@@ -1495,13 +1497,20 @@ NAN_METHOD(GetRecipients) {
     const string& strName = item.second.name;
     if (item.second.purpose == "send" && address.IsValid()) {
       Local<Object> recipient = NanNew<Object>();
-      recipient->Set(NanNew<String>("label"), strName);
-      recipient->Set(NanNew<String>("address"), address.ToString());
+      recipient->Set(NanNew<String>("label"), NanNew<String>(strName));
+      recipient->Set(NanNew<String>("address"), NanNew<String>(address.ToString()));
       array->Set(i, recipient);
       i++;
+      if (options->Get(NanNew<String>("_label"))->IsString()) {
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
 
+  if (options->Get(NanNew<String>("_label"))->IsString()) {
+    NanReturnValue(array->Get(0));
+  }
+
   NanReturnValue(array);
 }
 
@@ -1519,6 +1528,8 @@ NAN_METHOD(SetRecipient) {
       "Usage: bitcoindjs.setRecipient(options)");
   }
 
+  Local<Object> options = Local<Object>::Cast(args[0]);
+
   String::Utf8Value addr_(options->Get(NanNew<String>("address"))->ToString());
   std::string addr = std::string(*addr_);
 
@@ -1546,6 +1557,8 @@ NAN_METHOD(RemoveRecipient) {
       "Usage: bitcoindjs.removeRecipient(options)");
   }
 
+  Local<Object> options = Local<Object>::Cast(args[0]);
+
   String::Utf8Value addr_(options->Get(NanNew<String>("address"))->ToString());
   std::string addr = std::string(*addr_);