diff --git a/repo/repo.go b/repo/repo.go
index b5aab0f..0300f80 100644
--- a/repo/repo.go
+++ b/repo/repo.go
@@ -66,16 +66,28 @@ func (repo *Repo) GetURIs(dimension string, ids []string) map[string]string {
 
 // GetNodes get nodes
 func (repo *Repo) GetNodes(r *requests.Nodes) map[string]*content.Node {
-	return repo.getNodes(r.Nodes, r.Env.Groups)
+	return repo.getNodes(r.Nodes, r.Env)
 }
 
-func (repo *Repo) getNodes(nodeRequests map[string]*requests.Node, groups []string) map[string]*content.Node {
+func (repo *Repo) getNodes(nodeRequests map[string]*requests.Node, env *requests.Env) map[string]*content.Node {
 	nodes := map[string]*content.Node{}
 	path := []*content.Item{}
+	groups := env.Groups
 	for nodeName, nodeRequest := range nodeRequests {
 		log.Debug("  adding node " + nodeName + " " + nodeRequest.ID)
+
 		dimensionNode, ok := repo.Directory[nodeRequest.Dimension]
 		nodes[nodeName] = nil
+
+		if !ok && nodeRequest.Dimension == "" {
+			for _, dimension := range env.Dimensions {
+				dimensionNode, ok = repo.Directory[dimension]
+				if ok {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if !ok {
 			log.Warning("could not get dimension root node for nodeRequest.Dimension: " + nodeRequest.Dimension)
 			continue
@@ -144,7 +156,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) GetContent(r *requests.Content) (c *content.SiteContent, err e
 			node.Dimension = resolvedDimension
 		}
 	}
-	c.Nodes = repo.getNodes(r.Nodes, r.Env.Groups)
+	c.Nodes = repo.getNodes(r.Nodes, r.Env)
 	return c, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/requests/requests.go b/requests/requests.go
index 2f745b6..9b10206 100644
--- a/requests/requests.go
+++ b/requests/requests.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type Env struct {
 	Data interface{} `json:"data"`
 }
 
-// Node - an abdtract node request, use this one to request navigations
+// Node - an abstract node request, use this one to request navigations
 type Node struct {
 	// this one should be obvious
 	ID string `json:"id"`