diff --git a/_webi/serve-installer.js b/_webi/serve-installer.js
index 21939993c..02d1f8aa8 100644
--- a/_webi/serve-installer.js
+++ b/_webi/serve-installer.js
@@ -70,18 +70,20 @@ InstallerServer.helper = async function ({
 
   console.log(`dbg: Get Project Installer Type for '${projectName}':`);
   let proj = await Builds.getProjectType(projectName);
-  console.log(proj);
+  if (proj.type === 'alias') {
+    console.log(`dbg: alias`, proj);
+    projectName = proj.detail;
+    proj = await Builds.getProjectType(projectName); // an alias should never resolve to an alias
+  }
+  console.log(`dbg: proj`, proj);
 
-  let validTypes = ['alias', 'selfhosted', 'valid'];
+  let validTypes = ['selfhosted', 'valid'];
   if (!validTypes.includes(proj.type)) {
     let msg = `'${projectName}' doesn't have an installer: '${proj.type}': '${proj.detail}'`;
     let err = new Error(msg);
     err.code = 'ENOENT';
     throw err;
   }
-  if (proj.type === 'alias') {
-    projectName = proj.detail;
-  }
 
   let tmplParams = {
     pkg: projectName,