diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 17380c4..471e220 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ nvm_resolve_local_alias() {
   VERSION="$(nvm_resolve_alias "$1")"
   EXIT_CODE=$?
   if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
-    echo "N/A"
     return $EXIT_CODE
   fi
   if [ "_$VERSION" != "_∞" ]; then
diff --git a/test/fast/Aliases/nvm_resolve_local_alias b/test/fast/Aliases/nvm_resolve_local_alias
index 22d195e..384fece 100755
--- a/test/fast/Aliases/nvm_resolve_local_alias
+++ b/test/fast/Aliases/nvm_resolve_local_alias
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ done
 OUTPUT="$(nvm_resolve_local_alias nonexistent)"
 EXIT_CODE=$(nvm_resolve_local_alias nonexistent > /dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)
 [ "_$EXIT_CODE" = "_2" ] || die "'nvm_resolve_local_alias nonexistent' did not return 2; got $EXIT_CODE"
-[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_N/A" ] || die "'nvm_resolve_local_alias nonexistent' did not output N/A; got $OUTPUT"
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_" ] || die "'nvm_resolve_local_alias nonexistent' did not have empty output; got $OUTPUT"
 
 STABLE="$(nvm_resolve_local_alias stable)"
 [ "_$STABLE" = "_v0.0.10" ] || die "'nvm_resolve_local_alias stable' was not v0.0.10; got $STABLE"