diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/sync024.py b/test/pacman/tests/sync024.py
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+self.description = "Install a group from a sync db repo/group syntax"
+
+sp1 = pmpkg("pkg1")
+sp2 = pmpkg("pkg2")
+sp3 = pmpkg("pkg3")
+newp1 = pmpkg("pkg1", "1.2-1")
+
+for p in sp1, sp2, sp3, newp1:
+	setattr(p, "groups", ["grp"])
+
+self.addpkg2db("testing", newp1);
+
+for p in sp1, sp2, sp3:
+	self.addpkg2db("sync", p);
+
+self.args = "-S testing/grp"
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
+for p in sp2, sp3:
+	self.addrule("!PKG_EXIST=%s" % p.name)
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=%s" % newp1.name)
+# The newer version should still be installed
+self.addrule("PKG_VERSION=pkg1|1.2-1")