From 710bb0d0083eb8a0c476448d321fd80646efeddc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Bast <rob.bast@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:17:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix based on test, fixes #5724

---
 src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php
index 817d5ed48..8e225d803 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php
@@ -71,11 +71,21 @@ class VersionSelector
             $candidatePriority = $candidate->getStabilityPriority();
             $currentPriority = $package->getStabilityPriority();
 
-            // candidate is less stable than our preferred stability, and we have a package that is more stable than it, so we skip it
+            // candidate is less stable than our preferred stability,
+            // and current package is more stable than candidate, skip it
             if ($minPriority < $candidatePriority && $currentPriority < $candidatePriority) {
                 continue;
             }
-            // candidate is more stable than our preferred stability, and current package is less stable than preferred stability, then we select the candidate always
+
+            // candidate is less stable than our preferred stability,
+            // and current package is less stable than candidate, select candidate
+            if ($minPriority < $candidatePriority && $candidatePriority < $currentPriority) {
+                $package = $candidate;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // candidate is more stable than our preferred stability,
+            // and current package is less stable than preferred stability, select candidate
             if ($minPriority >= $candidatePriority && $minPriority < $currentPriority) {
                 $package = $candidate;
                 continue;