diff --git a/databases/backends/postgres.py b/databases/backends/postgres.py
index 3e1a6fff..87b73d11 100644
--- a/databases/backends/postgres.py
+++ b/databases/backends/postgres.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def __len__(self) -> int:
         return len(self._row)
 
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> typing.Any:
-        return self._mapping.get(name)
+        return self.__getitem__(name)
 
 
 class PostgresConnection(ConnectionBackend):