diff --git a/tests/test_aliases.zunit b/tests/test_aliases.zunit
index 521c6b0..4a27a84 100644
--- a/tests/test_aliases.zunit
+++ b/tests/test_aliases.zunit
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@
     assert $state equals 0
 }
 
-@test 'issue 79 - expands aliases' {
+@test 'expands aliases to find potentially better matches' {
     alias gd='git diff'
     alias gdw='git diff --word-diff'
-    run _check_aliases "gd --word-diff"
+    run _check_aliases "gd --word-diff" "git diff --word-diff"
 
     assert $output contains 'You should use: "gdw"'
     assert $state equals 0
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/you-should-use.plugin.zsh b/you-should-use.plugin.zsh
index aad3e25..3701ea6 100644
--- a/you-should-use.plugin.zsh
+++ b/you-should-use.plugin.zsh
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ function _check_aliases() {
             continue
         fi
 
-        if [[ "$typed" = "$value" || "$typed" = "$value "* ]]; then
+        if [[ "$typed" = "$value" || \
+              "$typed" = "$value "* ||
+              "$expanded" = "$value" || \
+              "$expanded" = "$value "* ]]; then
 
         # if the alias longer or the same length as its command
         # we assume that it is there to cater for typos.