diff --git a/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts b/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts
index 332a9d72318..1f19ae61c4b 100644
--- a/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts
+++ b/packages/npm-resolver/src/pickPackage.ts
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@ export default async (
   if (opts.publishedBy) {
     metaCachedInStore = metaCachedInStore ?? await limit(async () => loadMeta(pkgMirror))
     if (metaCachedInStore?.cachedAt && new Date(metaCachedInStore.cachedAt) >= opts.publishedBy) {
+      let pickedPackage = _pickPackageFromMeta(spec, opts.preferredVersionSelectors, metaCachedInStore, opts.publishedBy)
+      if (!pickedPackage) {
+        pickedPackage = pickPackageFromMeta(pickLowestVersionByVersionRange, spec, opts.preferredVersionSelectors, metaCachedInStore)
+      }
       return {
         meta: metaCachedInStore,
-        pickedPackage: _pickPackageFromMeta(spec, opts.preferredVersionSelectors, metaCachedInStore, opts.publishedBy),
+        pickedPackage,
       }
     }
   }