diff --git a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
index bf296cb..448dcf8 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
@@ -1182,7 +1182,9 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
             self.logger.info('Checking hints for %s/%s/%s: %s', src, ver, 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
-                        (mi.version == 'all' or apt_pkg.version_compare(ver, mi.version) <= 0)]:
+                        (mi.version == 'all' or
+                         (mi.version == 'blacklisted' and ver == 'blacklisted') or
+                         (mi.version != 'blacklisted' and apt_pkg.version_compare(ver, mi.version) <= 0))]:
                     return True
 
         return False
diff --git a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
index 767773e..37a10d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
+++ b/tests/test_autopkgtest.py
@@ -1182,8 +1182,8 @@ class AT(TestAutopkgtestBase):
                                      'brown': ['i386']}})
 
     def test_blacklisted_force(self):
-        '''blacklisted packages return exit code 99 and version all, check they
-        are handled correctly'''
+        '''blacklisted packages return exit code 99 and version blacklisted,
+        check they can be forced over'''
 
         self.data.add_default_packages(black=False)
 
@@ -1205,6 +1205,28 @@ class AT(TestAutopkgtestBase):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(self.amqp_requests), 0)
 
+    def test_blacklisted_force_mismatch(self):
+        '''forcing a blacklisted package doesn't mean you force other versions'''
+
+        self.data.add_default_packages(black=False)
+
+        self.swift.set_results({'autopkgtest-testing': {
+            'testing/amd64/b/black/20150101_100000@': (0, 'black 1', tr('black/1')),
+            'testing/i386/b/black/20150101_100001@': (0, 'black 1', tr('black/1')),
+            'testing/amd64/b/black/20150102_100000@': (4, 'black 2', tr('black/2')),
+            'testing/i386/b/black/20150102_100001@': (4, 'black 2', tr('black/2'))
+        }})
+
+        self.create_hint('autopkgtest', 'force-badtest black/amd64/blacklisted')
+
+        self.run_it(
+            [('black', {'Version': '2'}, 'autopkgtest')],
+            {'black': (False, {'black/2': {'amd64': 'REGRESSION'}})
+            },
+            {'black': [('old-version', '1'), ('new-version', '2')]})
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.amqp_requests), 0)
+
     def test_binary_from_new_source_package_pass(self):
         '''building an existing binary for a new source package (pass)'''