diff --git a/include/ircd/m/state.h b/include/ircd/m/state.h
index 8cfbaf5f9..427ee045f 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/state.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/state.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace ircd::m::state
 	constexpr int8_t MAX_HEIGHT { 16 }; // good for few mil at any degree :)
 
 	using id_closure = std::function<void (const string_view &)>;
+	using val_closure = std::function<void (const string_view &)>;
 	using node_closure = std::function<void (const json::object &)>;
 	using search_closure = std::function<bool (const json::array &, const string_view &, const uint &, const uint &)>;
 	using iter_closure = std::function<void (const json::array &, const string_view &)>;
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ namespace ircd::m::state
 	size_t count(const string_view &head, const iter_bool_closure &);
 	size_t count(const string_view &head);
 
-	void get(const string_view &head, const json::array &key, const id_closure &);
-	void get(const string_view &head, const string_view &type, const string_view &state_key, const id_closure &);
-	void get__room(const id::room &, const string_view &type, const string_view &state_key, const id_closure &);
+	void get(const string_view &head, const json::array &key, const val_closure &);
+	void get(const string_view &head, const string_view &type, const string_view &state_key, const val_closure &);
+	void get__room(const id::room &, const string_view &type, const string_view &state_key, const val_closure &);
 }
 
 /// JSON property name strings specifically for use in m::state
diff --git a/ircd/m/state.cc b/ircd/m/state.cc
index e2adc022a..c14440c19 100644
--- a/ircd/m/state.cc
+++ b/ircd/m/state.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void
 ircd::m::state::get__room(const id::room &room_id,
                           const string_view &type,
                           const string_view &state_key,
-                          const id_closure &closure)
+                          const val_closure &closure)
 {
 	char head[ID_MAX_SZ];
 	return get(get_head(head, room_id), type, state_key, closure);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void
 ircd::m::state::get(const string_view &head,
                     const string_view &type,
                     const string_view &state_key,
-                    const id_closure &closure)
+                    const val_closure &closure)
 {
 	char key[KEY_MAX_SZ];
 	return get(head, make_key(key, type, state_key), closure);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ircd::m::state::get(const string_view &head,
 void
 ircd::m::state::get(const string_view &head,
                     const json::array &key,
-                    const id_closure &closure)
+                    const val_closure &closure)
 {
 	char nextbuf[ID_MAX_SZ];
 	string_view nextid{head};