diff --git a/pymisp/api.py b/pymisp/api.py
index e39caf6..be4837c 100644
--- a/pymisp/api.py
+++ b/pymisp/api.py
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ class PyMISP:
         return to_return
 
     def get_taxonomy(self, taxonomy: Union[MISPTaxonomy, int, str, UUID], pythonify: bool = False) -> Union[Dict, MISPTaxonomy]:
-        """Get a taxonomy by id from a MISP instance
+        """Get a taxonomy by id or namespace from a MISP instance
 
         :param taxonomy: taxonomy to get
         :param pythonify: Returns a PyMISP Object instead of the plain json output
diff --git a/tests/testlive_comprehensive.py b/tests/testlive_comprehensive.py
index 839a79c..53c3815 100644
--- a/tests/testlive_comprehensive.py
+++ b/tests/testlive_comprehensive.py
@@ -1576,6 +1576,8 @@ class TestComprehensive(unittest.TestCase):
         # Get list
         taxonomies = self.admin_misp_connector.taxonomies(pythonify=True)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(taxonomies, list))
+
+        # Test fetching taxonomy by ID
         list_name_test = 'tlp'
         for tax in taxonomies:
             if tax.namespace == list_name_test:
@@ -1583,10 +1585,17 @@ class TestComprehensive(unittest.TestCase):
         r = self.admin_misp_connector.get_taxonomy(tax, pythonify=True)
         self.assertEqual(r.namespace, list_name_test)
         self.assertTrue('enabled' in r)
+
+        # Test fetching taxonomy by namespace
+        r = self.admin_misp_connector.get_taxonomy("tlp", pythonify=True)
+        self.assertEqual(r.namespace, "tlp")
+
         r = self.admin_misp_connector.enable_taxonomy(tax)
         self.assertEqual(r['message'], 'Taxonomy enabled')
+
         r = self.admin_misp_connector.enable_taxonomy_tags(tax)
         self.assertEqual(r['name'], 'The tag(s) has been saved.')
+
         r = self.admin_misp_connector.disable_taxonomy(tax)
         self.assertEqual(r['message'], 'Taxonomy disabled')