diff --git a/strftime.js b/strftime.js
index 84f5642..0dd38ca 100644
--- a/strftime.js
+++ b/strftime.js
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
                         // '70'
                         // case 'y':
                         case 121:
-                            resultString += ('' + date.getFullYear()).slice(2);
+                            resultString += ('' + date.getFullYear()).slice(padding === "" ? 3 : 2);
                             break;
 
                         // '+0000'
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 16ae51e..981c5b9 100755
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ assert.format('%k', null, '18');
 assert.format('%L', '067');
 assert.format('%l', null, ' 6');
 assert.format('%-l', null, '6');
+assert.format("%-y", "1", null, new Date('2001-02-03T04:05:06'))
 assert.format('%_l', null, ' 6');
 assert.format('%0l', null, '06');
 assert.format('%M', null, '51');