diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index 9064b5c0..701b43bc 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.5"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20120605-3"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20120609"
 #define XBPS_VERSION		"0.16"
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
index 155a3fa0..87cda5c1 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_ops.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_ops.c
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ transaction_find_pkg(const char *pkg, bool bypattern, bool best, bool exact,
 				goto out;
 			}
 		} else {
-			if (((pkg_repod = xbps_rpool_find_virtualpkg_conf(pkg, bypattern)) == NULL) &&
-			    ((pkg_repod = xbps_rpool_find_pkg(pkg, bypattern, best)) == NULL) &&
+			if (((pkg_repod = xbps_rpool_find_pkg(pkg, bypattern, best)) == NULL) &&
+			    ((pkg_repod = xbps_rpool_find_virtualpkg_conf(pkg, bypattern)) == NULL) &&
 			    ((pkg_repod = xbps_rpool_find_virtualpkg(pkg, bypattern)) == NULL)) {
 				/* not found */
 				rv = errno;