diff --git a/resolver/resolver.go b/resolver/resolver.go
index 04dcaef..fe6cc6e 100644
--- a/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ func Find(version string) (string, string, error) {
 		isUserAlias = true
 	}
 
-	resolvedViaAlias := false
 	if isUserAlias || lower == "latest" || lower == "lts" || strings.HasPrefix(lower, "lts/") {
 		resolved, err := alias(lower)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", "", err
 		}
 		v = resolved
-		resolvedViaAlias = true
 	}
 
 	// Strip prerelease/build metadata for matching purposes.
@@ -41,9 +39,10 @@ func Find(version string) (string, string, error) {
 	// implemented with Alpha releases.
 	v = strings.Split(v, "-")[0]
 
-	// After alias resolution the target may already be exact (user alias,
-	// default/current, or latest/lts). Skip a second index.tab fetch.
-	if resolvedViaAlias && isExactVersionSpec(v) {
+	// Exact x.y.z is already concrete (typed by the user, or after alias
+	// resolution). Skip index.tab so air-gapped `nvm install 24.22.1` can
+	// use a local archive without DNS.
+	if isExactVersionSpec(v) {
 		return NormalizeVersion(v), "", nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/resolver/resolver_test.go b/resolver/resolver_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e751b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resolver/resolver_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package resolver
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestFindExactVersionSkipsCatalog(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, spec := range []string{"24.22.1", "v24.22.1", "24.22.1-rc.1"} {
+		got, npm, err := Find(spec)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Find(%q) error = %v", spec, err)
+		}
+		if got != "24.22.1" {
+			t.Fatalf("Find(%q) = %q, want 24.22.1", spec, got)
+		}
+		if npm != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("Find(%q) npm = %q, want empty (no catalog)", spec, npm)
+		}
+	}
+}