diff --git a/libexec/pyenv-versions b/libexec/pyenv-versions
index 93f5b13c..0dd57dec 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv-versions
+++ b/libexec/pyenv-versions
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ print_version() {
   elif (( ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} <= 3 )) && exists "$1" "${current_versions[@]}"; then
     echo "${hit_prefix}${version_repr} (set by $(pyenv-version-origin))"
   else
-    echo "${miss_prefix}$1"
+    echo "${miss_prefix}${version_repr}"
   fi
   num_versions=$((num_versions + 1))
 }
diff --git a/test/versions.bats b/test/versions.bats
index ce101d30..895e550f 100644
--- a/test/versions.bats
+++ b/test/versions.bats
@@ -238,11 +238,13 @@ OUT
 
 @test "non-bare output shows symlink contents" {
   create_version "1.9.0"
-  create_alias "link" "foo/bar"
+  create_alias "link" "1.9.0"
 
   run pyenv-versions
-    assert_success <<OUT
+  assert_success
+  assert_output <<OUT
+* system (set by ${PYENV_ROOT}/version)
   1.9.0
-  link --> foo/bar
+  link --> 1.9.0
 OUT
 }