diff --git a/Finance/Quote/Morningstarde.pm b/Finance/Quote/Morningstarde.pm
index ff44a54..e62cb98 100644
--- a/Finance/Quote/Morningstarde.pm
+++ b/Finance/Quote/Morningstarde.pm
@@ -42,11 +42,14 @@ sub labels { return (morningstarde => \@labels); }
 
 
 sub get_stock_url {
-	my $stock_wkn = shift;
+	my $stock_symbol = shift;
 
-	my $id = $idmap{lc($stock_wkn)};
+    # check ID-map for symbol, otherwise interpret as an ID
+	my $id = $idmap{lc($stock_symbol)};
     if (defined($id)) {
         return baseurl() . $id;
+    } else {
+        return baseurl() . $stock_symbol;
     };
 }