diff --git a/examples/EEPROM-Keymap/EEPROM-Keymap.ino b/examples/EEPROM-Keymap/EEPROM-Keymap.ino
index 30d39015..b2d8be40 100644
--- a/examples/EEPROM-Keymap/EEPROM-Keymap.ino
+++ b/examples/EEPROM-Keymap/EEPROM-Keymap.ino
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ void setup () {
   Focus.addHook (FOCUS_HOOK_HELP);
   Focus.addHook (FOCUS_HOOK_VERSION);
 
-  Layer.getKey = EEPROMKeymap.getKey;
+  Layer.getKey = EEPROMKeymap.getKeyOverride;
 
-  EEPROMKeymap.reserveSpace (2);
+  EEPROMKeymap.reserveSpace (1);
   EEPROMSettings.seal ();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp
index 126c0e77..2e095fff 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ namespace KaleidoscopePlugins {
     return key;
   }
 
+  Key
+  EEPROMKeymap::getKeyOverride (uint8_t layer, byte row, byte col) {
+    Key key;
+
+    key = getKey (layer, row, col);
+    if (key == Key_Transparent)
+      key = Layer.getKeyFromPROGMEM (layer, row, col);
+    return key;
+  }
+
   uint16_t
   EEPROMKeymap::base (void) {
     return keymapBase;
diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.h b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.h
index f9995d71..65574d23 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.h
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Keymap.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace KaleidoscopePlugins {
     static uint16_t base (void);
 
     static Key getKey (uint8_t layer, byte row, byte col);
+    static Key getKeyOverride (uint8_t layer, byte row, byte col);
 
     static bool focusKeymap (const char *command);
     static bool focusKeymapTransfer (const char *command);