diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 390ee0d..a50601a 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ nvm_resolve_alias() {
       break
     fi
 
-    if command printf "${SEEN_ALIASES}" | nvm_grep -q -e "^${ALIAS_TEMP}$"; then
+    if command printf '%b' "${SEEN_ALIASES}" | nvm_grep -q -e "^${ALIAS_TEMP}$"; then
       ALIAS="∞"
       break
     fi
diff --git a/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/nvm_resolve_alias b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/nvm_resolve_alias
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4d44af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/nvm_resolve_alias	
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+\. ../../../common.sh
+
+die () { echo "$@" ; exit 1; }
+
+: nvm.sh
+\. ../../../../nvm.sh
+
+# An alias whose name contains % should resolve directly
+try nvm_resolve_alias 'test-%s-alias'
+[ "$CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE" = "0" ] || die "nvm_resolve_alias test-%s-alias failed with exit code $CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE"
+[ "$CAPTURED_STDOUT" = "v0.0.1" ] || die "nvm_resolve_alias test-%s-alias was not v0.0.1; got $CAPTURED_STDOUT"
+
+# An alias chain that passes through a %-containing alias name should resolve
+try nvm_resolve_alias test-pct-chain
+[ "$CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE" = "0" ] || die "nvm_resolve_alias test-pct-chain failed with exit code $CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE"
+[ "$CAPTURED_STDOUT" = "v0.0.1" ] || die "nvm_resolve_alias test-pct-chain was not v0.0.1; got $CAPTURED_STDOUT"
diff --git a/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/nvm_resolve_local_alias b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/nvm_resolve_local_alias
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..37f0e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/nvm_resolve_local_alias	
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+\. ../../../common.sh
+
+die () { echo "$@" ; exit 1; }
+
+: nvm.sh
+\. ../../../../nvm.sh
+
+# An alias whose name contains % should resolve directly
+try nvm_resolve_local_alias 'test-%s-alias'
+[ "$CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE" = "0" ] || die "nvm_resolve_local_alias test-%s-alias failed with exit code $CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE"
+[ "$CAPTURED_STDOUT" = "v0.0.1" ] || die "nvm_resolve_local_alias test-%s-alias was not v0.0.1; got $CAPTURED_STDOUT"
+
+# An alias chain that passes through a %-containing alias name should resolve
+try nvm_resolve_local_alias test-pct-chain
+[ "$CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE" = "0" ] || die "nvm_resolve_local_alias test-pct-chain failed with exit code $CAPTURED_EXIT_CODE"
+[ "$CAPTURED_STDOUT" = "v0.0.1" ] || die "nvm_resolve_local_alias test-pct-chain was not v0.0.1; got $CAPTURED_STDOUT"
diff --git a/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/setup b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/setup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a926bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/setup	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo v0.0.1 > ../../../../alias/test-%s-alias
+echo test-%s-alias > ../../../../alias/test-pct-chain
diff --git a/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/teardown b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/teardown
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..49dee71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Aliases/percent in alias name/teardown	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm -f ../../../../alias/test-%s-alias
+rm -f ../../../../alias/test-pct-chain