diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 51b6449..746d1aa 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ pub struct VersionError {
 
 impl VersionError {
     pub fn new<S1: ToString, S2: ToString>(src: S1, detail: S2) -> Self {
-        let src = src.to_string();
-        let pos = (0, src.len()).into();
+        let mut src = src.to_string();
+        let mut pos = (0, src.len()).into();
+        let clean_src = src.trim_start_matches('^');
+
+        if let Some((arg_str, arg_pos)) = find_in_args(&clean_src) {
+            pos = arg_pos;
+            src = arg_str;
+        }
 
         Self {
             src,
@@ -40,6 +46,13 @@ impl VersionError {
     pub fn not_installed<S: ToString>(src: S) -> Self {
         Self::new(src, "The version is not installed.")
     }
+
+    pub fn unsupported<S: ToString>(src: S) -> Self {
+        Self::new(
+            src,
+            "This type of version string is not supported with this operation.",
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error, Diagnostic)]
@@ -132,14 +145,18 @@ pub struct CommandNotFoundError {
 
 impl CommandNotFoundError {
     pub fn new(command: String, args: Vec<OsString>, path: PathBuf) -> Self {
-        let pos = (0, command.len()).into();
-        let full_command = format!(
-            "{command} {}",
-            args.into_iter()
-                .map(|a| a.into_string().unwrap_or_default())
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                .join(" ")
-        );
+        let (full_command, pos) = find_in_args(&command).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            let pos = (0, command.len()).into();
+            let full_command = format!(
+                "{command} {}",
+                args.into_iter()
+                    .map(|a| a.into_string().unwrap_or_default())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                    .join(" ")
+            );
+            (full_command, pos)
+        });
+
         Self {
             command,
             full_command,
@@ -161,3 +178,11 @@ pub struct MapDirError {
     #[source]
     pub caused_by: std::io::Error,
 }
+
+pub fn find_in_args(query: &str) -> Option<(String, SourceSpan)> {
+    let args_string = std::env::args().fold(String::new(), |s, acc| format!("{s} {acc}"));
+
+    args_string
+        .find(&query)
+        .map(|index| (args_string, (index, query.len()).into()))
+}
diff --git a/src/nenv.rs b/src/nenv.rs
index c842973..c25c79b 100644
--- a/src/nenv.rs
+++ b/src/nenv.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ impl Nenv {
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
     pub async fn uninstall(&mut self, version: NodeVersion) -> Result<()> {
+        self.repo.lookup_local_version(&version)?;
+
         if prompt(
             false,
             format!(
@@ -237,7 +239,8 @@ impl Nenv {
     async fn get_mapper(&mut self) -> Result<Mapper> {
         let node_path = self
             .repo
-            .get_version_path(&self.active_version)?
+            .get_version_path(&self.active_version)
+            .await?
             .ok_or_else(|| VersionError::not_installed(self.active_version.to_owned()))?;
         Ok(Mapper::new(node_path))
     }
diff --git a/src/repository/local_versions.rs b/src/repository/local_versions.rs
index d657ff2..c8f6783 100644
--- a/src/repository/local_versions.rs
+++ b/src/repository/local_versions.rs
@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@ impl InstalledVersions {
         self.ordered_versions.iter().map(|(v, _)| v).collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn latest(&self) -> Option<&VersionMetadata> {
-        self.ordered_versions.last().map(|(_, m)| m)
-    }
-
-    pub fn latest_lts(&self) -> Option<&VersionMetadata> {
-        self.ordered_versions
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|(_, m)| m.lts.is_some())
-            .last()
-            .map(|(_, m)| m)
-    }
-
     pub fn lts<S: AsRef<str>>(&self, lts: S) -> Option<&VersionMetadata> {
         self.ordered_versions
             .iter()
diff --git a/src/repository/mod.rs b/src/repository/mod.rs
index f7d91e2..0e20a5f 100644
--- a/src/repository/mod.rs
+++ b/src/repository/mod.rs
@@ -149,8 +149,12 @@ impl Repository {
 
     /// Returns the path for the given node version
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
-    pub fn get_version_path(&mut self, version: &NodeVersion) -> Result<Option<NodePath>> {
-        let info = self.lookup_local_version(version)?;
+    pub async fn get_version_path(&mut self, version: &NodeVersion) -> Result<Option<NodePath>> {
+        let info = if let Ok(i) = self.lookup_local_version(version) {
+            i
+        } else {
+            self.lookup_remote_version(version).await?
+        };
         let path = build_version_path(&info.version);
 
         Ok(if path.exists() {
@@ -239,18 +243,13 @@ impl Repository {
     pub fn lookup_local_version(&self, version_req: &NodeVersion) -> Result<&VersionMetadata> {
         let versions = &self.installed_versions;
         let version = match version_req {
-            NodeVersion::Latest => versions
-                .latest()
-                .ok_or_else(|| VersionError::not_installed("latest"))?,
-            NodeVersion::LatestLts => versions
-                .latest_lts()
-                .ok_or_else(|| VersionError::not_installed("lts"))?,
             NodeVersion::Lts(lts) => versions
                 .lts(lts)
                 .ok_or_else(|| VersionError::unknown_version(lts.to_owned()))?,
             NodeVersion::Req(req) => versions
                 .fulfilling(req)
                 .ok_or_else(|| VersionError::unfulfillable_version(req.to_owned()))?,
+            _ => return Err(VersionError::unsupported(version_req.to_owned()).into()),
         };
 
         Ok(version)