diff --git a/autopkgtest.py b/autopkgtest.py
index 7317f35..6c62f79 100644
--- a/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/autopkgtest.py
@@ -592,15 +592,18 @@ class AutoPackageTest(object):
                             ever_passed = False
 
                         if ever_passed:
+                            result = 'REGRESSION'
+
                             # do we have a force{,-badtest} hint?
                             hints = self.britney.hints.search('force-badtest', package=testsrc)
                             hints.extend(self.britney.hints.search('force', package=testsrc))
-                            for h in hints:
-                                if same_source(h.version, testver):
-                                    result = 'IGNORE-FAIL'
-                                    break
-                            else:
-                                result = 'REGRESSION'
+                            if hints:
+                                self.log_verbose('Checking hints for %s/%s/%s: %s' % (testsrc, testver, arch, [str(h) for h in hints]))
+                                for hint in hints:
+                                    if [mi for mi in hint.packages if mi.architecture in ['source', arch] and
+                                            same_source(mi.version, testver)]:
+                                        result = 'IGNORE-FAIL'
+                                        break
                         else:
                             result = 'ALWAYSFAIL'
 
diff --git a/britney.py b/britney.py
index 4b41b0c..35d89c0 100755
--- a/britney.py
+++ b/britney.py
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ class Britney(object):
                             self.__log("Ignoring %s[%s] = ('%s', '%s'), ('%s', '%s') is higher or equal" %
                                (x, package, hint.version, hint.user, hint2.version, hint2.user), type="W")
                             hint.set_active(False)
-                    else:
+                    elif x not in ["force-badtest", "force-skiptest"]:
                         self.__log("Overriding %s[%s] = ('%s', '%s', '%s') with ('%s', '%s', '%s')" %
                            (x, package, hint2.version, hint2.user, hint2.days,
                             hint.version, hint.user, hint.days), type="W")
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 31d5099..0c9f583 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -181,5 +181,6 @@ class TestBase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         hints_path = os.path.join(
             self.data.path, 'data', self.data.series + '-proposed', 'Hints', username)
-        with open(hints_path, 'w') as fd:
+        with open(hints_path, 'a') as fd:
             fd.write(content)
+            fd.write('\n')
diff --git a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
index 94b649f..1110154 100755
--- a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
+++ b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
@@ -1262,6 +1262,47 @@ class T(TestBase):
             {'green': [('old-version', '1'), ('new-version', '2')]
             })
 
+    def test_hint_force_badtest_multi_version(self):
+        '''force-badtest hint'''
+
+        self.swift.set_results({'autopkgtest-series': {
+            'series/i386/d/darkgreen/20150101_100000@': (0, 'darkgreen 1', tr('green/2')),
+            'series/amd64/d/darkgreen/20150101_100000@': (0, 'darkgreen 1', tr('green/2')),
+            'series/i386/l/lightgreen/20150101_100100@': (0, 'lightgreen 1', tr('green/1')),
+            'series/i386/l/lightgreen/20150101_100101@': (4, 'lightgreen 1', tr('green/2')),
+            'series/amd64/l/lightgreen/20150101_100100@': (0, 'lightgreen 1', tr('green/1')),
+            'series/amd64/l/lightgreen/20150101_100101@': (4, 'lightgreen 2', tr('green/2')),
+            'series/i386/g/green/20150101_100200@': (0, 'green 2', tr('green/2')),
+            'series/amd64/g/green/20150101_100200@': (0, 'green 2', tr('green/2')),
+        }})
+
+        self.create_hint('pitti', 'force-badtest lightgreen/1')
+
+        self.do_test(
+            [('libgreen1', {'Version': '2', 'Source': 'green', 'Depends': 'libc6'}, 'autopkgtest')],
+            {'green': (False, {'green 2': {'amd64': 'PASS', 'i386': 'PASS'},
+                               'lightgreen 1': {'i386': 'IGNORE-FAIL'},
+                               'lightgreen 2': {'amd64': 'REGRESSION',},
+                               'darkgreen 1': {'amd64': 'PASS', 'i386': 'PASS'},
+                              }),
+            },
+            {'green': [('old-version', '1'), ('new-version', '2')]
+            })
+
+        # hint the version on amd64 too
+        self.create_hint('pitti', 'force-badtest lightgreen/2')
+
+        self.do_test(
+            [],
+            {'green': (True, {'green 2': {'amd64': 'PASS', 'i386': 'PASS'},
+                              'lightgreen 1': {'i386': 'IGNORE-FAIL'},
+                              'lightgreen 2': {'amd64': 'IGNORE-FAIL',},
+                              'darkgreen 1': {'amd64': 'PASS', 'i386': 'PASS'},
+                             }),
+            },
+            {'green': [('old-version', '1'), ('new-version', '2')]
+            })
+
     def test_hint_force_badtest_different_version(self):
         '''force-badtest hint with non-matching version'''