diff --git a/actions.js b/actions.js
index 5554b95..afce1d9 100755
--- a/actions.js
+++ b/actions.js
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ function Alias(alias, doc, ldoc, attrs, target){
 		var p = parsed || this.parseStringAction(target)
 
 		// XXX should an alias return a value???
-		//return p.action in this ?
-		p.action in this ?
+		//p.action in this ?
+		return p.action in this ?
 			this.parseStringAction.callAction(this, p, ...in_args)
 			// error...
 			: console.error(`${alias}: Unknown alias target action: ${p.action}`)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 895126e..9ca8416 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-actions",
-  "version": "3.19.3",
+  "version": "3.20.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "actions.js",
   "scripts": {