diff --git a/lib/build/index.js b/lib/build/index.js
index e8bd9d369d..af149438dc 100644
--- a/lib/build/index.js
+++ b/lib/build/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ const remove = pify(fs.remove)
 const readFile = pify(fs.readFile)
 const writeFile = pify(fs.writeFile)
 const mkdirp = pify(fs.mkdirp)
-const r = resolve
+const r = function () {
+  const args = Array.from(arguments)
+  if (_.last(args).includes('~')) {
+    return _.last(args)
+  }
+  return resolve.apply(null, arguments)
+}
 
 const defaults = {
   filenames: {
@@ -100,10 +106,7 @@ module.exports = function * () {
     if (route.component.slice(-4) !== '.vue') {
       route.component = route.component + '.vue'
     }
-    // If not using an alias
-    if (route.component.indexOf('~') === -1) {
-      route.component = r(this.dir, route.component)
-    }
+    route.component = r(this.dir, route.component)
   })
   // Generate routes and interpret the template files
   yield generateRoutesAndFiles.call(this)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcc9fecf01..3703a3623f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nuxt",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.4.2",
   "description": "A minimalistic framework for server-rendered Vue.js applications (inspired by Next.js)",
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",