diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 2a56115b..147a8377 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -209,24 +209,26 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_sync_sysupgrade(alpm_handle_t *handle, int enable_downgrade)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/* Search for literal then replacers in each sync database. */
+		/* Search for replacers then literal (if no replacer) in each sync database. */
 		for(j = handle->dbs_sync; j; j = j->next) {
 			alpm_db_t *sdb = j->data;
 			/* Check sdb */
-			alpm_pkg_t *spkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(sdb, lpkg->name);
-			int literal_upgrade = 0;
-			if(spkg) {
-				literal_upgrade = check_literal(handle, lpkg, spkg, enable_downgrade);
-				if(literal_upgrade) {
-					trans->add = alpm_list_add(trans->add, spkg);
-				}
+			alpm_list_t *replacers;
+			replacers = check_replacers(handle, lpkg, sdb);
+			if(replacers) {
+				trans->add = alpm_list_join(trans->add, replacers);
 				/* jump to next local package */
 				break;
 			} else {
-				alpm_list_t *replacers;
-				replacers = check_replacers(handle, lpkg, sdb);
-				if(replacers) {
-					trans->add = alpm_list_join(trans->add, replacers);
+				alpm_pkg_t *spkg = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(sdb, lpkg->name);
+				if(spkg) {
+					int literal_upgrade = 0;
+					literal_upgrade = check_literal(handle, lpkg, spkg, enable_downgrade);
+					if(literal_upgrade) {
+						trans->add = alpm_list_add(trans->add, spkg);
+					}
+					/* jump to next local package */
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/replace102.py b/test/pacman/tests/replace102.py
index ca05d4e6..fe0bdad5 100644
--- a/test/pacman/tests/replace102.py
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/replace102.py
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@
 self.addrule("!PKG_EXIST=python-yaml")
 self.addrule("PKG_VERSION=python2-yaml|5-1")
 self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=lib/python2/file")
-
-self.expectfailure = True
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/sync1105.py b/test/pacman/tests/sync1105.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc43c8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/sync1105.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+self.description = "Upgrade with a replacement in a repo with lower prioriy"
+
+sp1 = pmpkg("pkg2")
+self.addpkg2db("sync1", sp1)
+
+sp2 = pmpkg("pkg1")
+sp2.replaces = ["pkg2"]
+self.addpkg2db("sync2", sp2)
+
+lp = pmpkg("pkg2")
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp)
+
+self.args = "-Su"
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
+self.addrule("!PKG_EXIST=pkg1")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg2")
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/sync132.py b/test/pacman/tests/sync132.py
index 2d671c73..5e85727d 100644
--- a/test/pacman/tests/sync132.py
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/sync132.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 self.args = "-Su"
 
 self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
-self.addrule("!PKG_EXIST=pkg1")
-self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg2")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg1")
+self.addrule("!PKG_EXIST=pkg2")