diff --git a/pipestat/pipestat.py b/pipestat/pipestat.py
index dce08dd7..8a689781 100644
--- a/pipestat/pipestat.py
+++ b/pipestat/pipestat.py
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ def retrieve_one(
         :param str result_identifier: single record_identifier or list of result identifiers
         :return: Dict[str, any]: a mapping with filtered results reported for the record
         """
-        r_id = record_identifier or self.record_identifier
+        record_identifier = record_identifier or self.record_identifier
 
         filter_conditions = [
             {
diff --git a/tests/test_pipestat.py b/tests/test_pipestat.py
index 716fd487..c874f36c 100644
--- a/tests/test_pipestat.py
+++ b/tests/test_pipestat.py
@@ -589,6 +589,39 @@ def test_retrieve_basic(
             # Test Retrieve Whole Record
             assert isinstance(psm.retrieve_one(record_identifier=rec_id), Mapping)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ["rec_id", "val"],
+        [
+            ("sample1", {"name_of_something": "test_name"}),
+            ("sample1", {"number_of_things": 2}),
+        ],
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("backend", ["file", "db"])
+    def test_retrieve_basic_no_record_identifier(
+        self,
+        rec_id,
+        val,
+        config_file_path,
+        results_file_path,
+        schema_file_path,
+        backend,
+    ):
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as f, ContextManagerDBTesting(DB_URL):
+            results_file_path = f.name
+            args = dict(schema_path=schema_file_path, database_only=False)
+            backend_data = (
+                {"config_file": config_file_path}
+                if backend == "db"
+                else {"results_file_path": results_file_path}
+            )
+            args.update(backend_data)
+            args.update(record_identifier=rec_id)
+            psm = SamplePipestatManager(**args)
+            psm.report(record_identifier=rec_id, values=val, force_overwrite=True)
+            assert (
+                psm.retrieve_one(result_identifier=list(val.keys())[0]) == list(val.items())[0][1]
+            )
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ["rec_id", "val"],
         [