diff --git a/lib/firefly.ts b/lib/firefly.ts
index 1a2136e..48b4dad 100644
--- a/lib/firefly.ts
+++ b/lib/firefly.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ import HttpBase, { mapConfig } from './http';
 export default class FireFly extends HttpBase {
   private queue = Promise.resolve();
 
-  async getStatus(options?: FireFlyGetOptions): Promise<FireFlyStatusResponse> {
+  async getStatus(options?: FireFlyGetOptions): Promise<FireFlyStatusResponse | undefined> {
+    return this.getOne<FireFlyStatusResponse>(`/status`, options);
+  }
+
+  async getDefaultNamespaceStatus(options?: FireFlyGetOptions): Promise<FireFlyStatusResponse> {
     const response = await this.http.get<FireFlyStatusResponse>('/status', mapConfig(options));
     return response.data;
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27a8ecd..e36a11c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hyperledger/firefly-sdk",
-  "version": "1.2.2",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
   "description": "Client SDK for Hyperledger FireFly",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",