diff --git a/src/spindle/control_plane/service.py b/src/spindle/control_plane/service.py
index e1186df..e61af5d 100644
--- a/src/spindle/control_plane/service.py
+++ b/src/spindle/control_plane/service.py
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ async def training_runs(self) -> list[dict[str, object]]:
 
     async def training_run(self, training_run_id: str) -> dict[str, object]:
         entries = await self.checkpoints(training_run_id)
+        if not entries and training_run_id.endswith(":train:0"):
+            entries = await self.checkpoints(training_run_id.removesuffix(":train:0"))
         if not entries:
             raise RecordNotFound("training run", training_run_id)
         return self._training_run(entries)
diff --git a/tests/control_plane/test_models.py b/tests/control_plane/test_models.py
index 44f50eb..de1d5ea 100644
--- a/tests/control_plane/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/control_plane/test_models.py
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ async def run() -> None:
         assert run_a["is_lora"] is True
         assert run_a["lora_rank"] == 32
         assert run_a["last_checkpoint"]["tinker_path"] == "tinker://run-a/weights/newer"
+        sampler_run = await plane.training_run("run-a:train:0")
+        assert sampler_run["training_run_id"] == "run-a"
         runs = await plane.training_runs()
         assert [run["training_run_id"] for run in runs] == ["run-a", "run-b"]
         assert runs[1]["is_lora"] is False