diff --git a/plugin-sdk/examples/trip-countdown/server/index.js b/plugin-sdk/examples/trip-countdown/server/index.js
index a15335c70..03e48f6bf 100644
--- a/plugin-sdk/examples/trip-countdown/server/index.js
+++ b/plugin-sdk/examples/trip-countdown/server/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = definePlugin({
         return {
           status: 200,
           headers: json(),
-          body: JSON.stringify({ trip: t ? { name: t.name, days } : null }),
+          body: JSON.stringify({ trip: t ? { name: t.title, days } : null }),
         }
       },
     },
diff --git a/server/src/nest/plugins/host/rpc-host.ts b/server/src/nest/plugins/host/rpc-host.ts
index 451e94a88..ca0a78efc 100644
--- a/server/src/nest/plugins/host/rpc-host.ts
+++ b/server/src/nest/plugins/host/rpc-host.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ export class PluginRpcHost {
     }
 
     if (has('db:read:trips')) {
-      this.methods.set('trips.getById', (p) => this.tripRead(p, () => deps.canAccessTrip(num(p.tripId, 'tripId'), num(p.asUserId, 'asUserId'))));
+      this.methods.set('trips.getById', (p) =>
+        this.tripRead(p, () => deps.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM trips WHERE id = ?').get(num(p.tripId, 'tripId'))),
+      );
       this.methods.set('trips.getPlaces', (p) =>
         this.tripRead(p, () => deps.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM places WHERE trip_id = ? ORDER BY day_id, position').all(num(p.tripId, 'tripId'))),
       );
diff --git a/server/tests/unit/plugins/rpc-host.test.ts b/server/tests/unit/plugins/rpc-host.test.ts
index 22d789ab6..2512c307b 100644
--- a/server/tests/unit/plugins/rpc-host.test.ts
+++ b/server/tests/unit/plugins/rpc-host.test.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ function makeDeps(): HostDeps {
       close: vi.fn(),
     } as unknown as HostDeps['data'],
     db: {
-      prepare: vi.fn(() => ({
+      prepare: vi.fn((sql: string) => ({
         all: () => [{ id: 7, name: 'Place' }],
-        get: () => ({ id: 3, username: 'ada', display_name: 'Ada', avatar: null }),
+        get: () =>
+          sql.includes('FROM trips')
+            ? { id: 1, title: 'Japan', start_date: '2027-01-01' }
+            : { id: 3, username: 'ada', display_name: 'Ada', avatar: null },
       })),
     },
     // trip 1 is accessible to user 42; everything else is not
@@ -63,7 +66,9 @@ describe('PluginRpcHost — capability enforcement', () => {
     const host = new PluginRpcHost('p', new Set(['db:read:trips']), deps);
     const res = await host.dispatch(req('trips.getById', { tripId: 1, asUserId: 42 }));
     expect(ok(res)).toBe(true);
-    expect((res as RpcResponse).result).toEqual({ id: 1 });
+    // returns the ACTUAL trip row (title/start_date), not the access-check object
+    expect((res as RpcResponse).result).toMatchObject({ id: 1, title: 'Japan', start_date: '2027-01-01' });
+    expect(deps.db.prepare).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('FROM trips'));
   });
 
   it('db:read:trips is still RESOURCE_FORBIDDEN when the user is not a member', async () => {