diff --git a/core/src/num/unit.rs b/core/src/num/unit.rs
index a80b9e93..a2b58d45 100644
--- a/core/src/num/unit.rs
+++ b/core/src/num/unit.rs
@@ -753,10 +753,7 @@ impl Value {
 					exact: res_exact,
 				}
 				.mul(
-					&Exact {
-						value: comp.unit.scale.clone().into(),
-						exact: true,
-					},
+					&comp.unit.scale.pow(comp.exponent, int)?.apply(Dist::from),
 					int,
 				)?;
 				res_value = adjusted_res.value;
diff --git a/core/tests/integration_tests.rs b/core/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 2435de59..041e1665 100644
--- a/core/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/core/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -5822,3 +5822,11 @@ fn simplification_ohms() {
 fn simplification_ohms_2() {
 	test_eval("4556 volt / ampere", "4556 ohms");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn alias_sqrt() {
+	test_eval(
+		"partial_result = 2*(0.84 femto meter) / (1.35e-22 m/s^2); sqrt(partial_result)",
+		"approx. 3527.6684147527 s",
+	);
+}