diff --git a/core/tiny_remote.c b/core/tiny_remote.c
index 34d40717..23e5a9b8 100644
--- a/core/tiny_remote.c
+++ b/core/tiny_remote.c
@@ -595,7 +595,15 @@ uintptr_t tiny_remote_side_get(struct SuperSlab* ss, int slab_idx, void* node) {
         }
         if (key == 0) break;
     }
-    return 0;
+    // Fallback: If side table lookup failed (table overflow during push),
+    // read embedded next pointer from node memory (matches set() fallback at line 583)
+    uintptr_t fallback_val = atomic_load_explicit((_Atomic uintptr_t*)node, memory_order_acquire);
+    // If sentinel is present, it means the entry WAS in side table but got evicted
+    // In this case, we can't recover the next pointer - return 0 to stop chain traversal
+    if (fallback_val == TINY_REMOTE_SENTINEL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return fallback_val;
 }
 
 void tiny_remote_side_clear(struct SuperSlab* ss, int slab_idx, void* node) {