diff --git a/library/src/interactor_impl.cxx b/library/src/interactor_impl.cxx
index 972ae70f42..24415d63a0 100644
--- a/library/src/interactor_impl.cxx
+++ b/library/src/interactor_impl.cxx
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ interactor& interactor_impl::initCommands()
     {
       if (args.size() < 2)
       {
-        throw interactor_impl::invalid_args_exception("alias command requires at least 2 arguments");
+        throw interactor_impl::invalid_args_exception(
+          "alias command requires at least 2 arguments");
       }
 
       // Validate the alias arguments
diff --git a/library/testing/TestSDKInteractorCommand.cxx b/library/testing/TestSDKInteractorCommand.cxx
index b6893d741a..4a015763f0 100644
--- a/library/testing/TestSDKInteractorCommand.cxx
+++ b/library/testing/TestSDKInteractorCommand.cxx
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ int TestSDKInteractorCommand(int argc, char* argv[])
   inter.triggerCommand("alias axis_off set ui.axis off");
   inter.triggerCommand("axis_off");
   test("triggerCommand alias resolve", options.ui.axis == false);
-
+  
+  bool result = inter.triggerCommand("alias axis_off");
+  test("triggerCommand alias invalid args", result == false);
+
+  inter.triggerCommand("alias recursive_alias recursive_alias");
+  bool result = inter.triggerCommand("recursive_alias");
+  test("triggerCommand alias recursion handling", result == false);
+  
   // triggerCommand error codepaths
   test("triggerCommand toggle incompatible",
     inter.triggerCommand("toggle scene.animation.index") == false);