diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index 2f910f8..6363487 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export function findMatchImage(
             extraMetas.hardwareVersionMin === i.hardwareVersionMin &&
             extraMetas.hardwareVersionMax === i.hardwareVersionMax &&
             i.modelId === extraMetas.modelId &&
-            (!(i.manufacturerName && extraMetas.manufacturerName) || primitivesArrayEquals(i.manufacturerName, extraMetas.manufacturerName)),
+            (!i.manufacturerName || (extraMetas.manufacturerName && primitivesArrayEquals(i.manufacturerName, extraMetas.manufacturerName))),
     );
 
     return [imageIndex, imageIndex === -1 ? undefined : imageList[imageIndex]];
diff --git a/tests/data.test.ts b/tests/data.test.ts
index b6c431f..7fb962c 100644
--- a/tests/data.test.ts
+++ b/tests/data.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const IMAGE_V13_1 = "ZLinky_router_v13.ota";
 export const IMAGE_V13_2 = "ZLinky_router_v13_limited.ota";
 export const IMAGE_V12_1 = "ZLinky_router_v12.ota";
 export const IMAGE_V12_2 = "ZLinky_router_v12_limited.ota";
+export const IMAGE_V14_2_COPY = "ZLinky_router_v14_limited-copy.ota";
 export const IMAGE_INVALID = "not-a-valid-file.ota";
 export const IMAGE_TAR = "45856_00000006.tar.gz";
 export const IMAGE_TAR_OTA = "Jasco_5_0_1_OnOff_45856_v6.ota";
@@ -171,6 +172,19 @@ export const IMAGE_V12_2_METAS = {
     sha512: "4e178e56c1559e11734c07abbb95110675df7738f3ca3e5dbc99393325295ff6c66bd63ba55c0ef6043a80608dbec2be7a1e845f31ffd94f1cb63f32f0d48c6e",
     otaHeaderString: "OM15081-RTR-LIMITED-JN5189-00000",
 };
+/** with manuf */
+export const IMAGE_V14_2_MANUF_METAS = {
+    fileName: IMAGE_V14_2_COPY,
+    fileVersion: 14,
+    fileSize: 249694,
+    originalUrl: undefined,
+    url: `${common.BASE_REPO_URL}${common.REPO_BRANCH}/images/${IMAGES_TEST_DIR}/${IMAGE_V14_2_COPY}`,
+    imageType: 2,
+    manufacturerCode: 4151,
+    sha512: "f851cbff7297ba6223a969ba8da5182f9ef199cf9c8459c8408432e48485c1a8f018f6e1703a42f40143cccd3bf460c0acd92117d899e507a36845f24e970595",
+    otaHeaderString: "OM15081-RTR-LIMITED-JN5189-00000",
+    manufacturerName: ["lixee"],
+};
 /** obviously bogus, just for mocking */
 export const IMAGE_INVALID_METAS = {
     fileName: IMAGE_INVALID,
diff --git a/tests/ghw_check_ota_pr.test.ts b/tests/ghw_check_ota_pr.test.ts
index aa7d9bf..faeb659 100644
--- a/tests/ghw_check_ota_pr.test.ts
+++ b/tests/ghw_check_ota_pr.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
     IMAGE_V14_1,
     IMAGE_V14_1_METAS,
     IMAGE_V14_2,
+    IMAGE_V14_2_COPY,
+    IMAGE_V14_2_MANUF_METAS,
     IMAGE_V14_2_METAS,
     PREV_IMAGES_TEST_DIR_PATH,
     getAdjustedContent,
@@ -449,6 +451,21 @@ Text after end tag`);
         ]);
     });
 
+    it("success without extra metas with matching type-manuf present", async () => {
+        filePaths = [useImage(IMAGE_V14_2_COPY), useImage(IMAGE_V14_2)];
+        const newContext = withBody(`\`\`\`json [{"fileName": "${IMAGE_V14_2_COPY}", "manufacturerName": ["lixee"]}] \`\`\``);
+
+        // @ts-expect-error mock
+        await checkOtaPR(github, core, newContext);
+
+        expect(readManifestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(common.BASE_INDEX_MANIFEST_FILENAME);
+        expect(readManifestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(common.PREV_INDEX_MANIFEST_FILENAME);
+        expect(addImageToBaseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(addImageToPrevSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+        expect(writeManifestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(writeManifestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(common.BASE_INDEX_MANIFEST_FILENAME, [IMAGE_V14_2_MANUF_METAS, IMAGE_V14_2_METAS]);
+    });
+
     it("success with newer than current but minFileVersion keeps both", async () => {
         filePaths = [useImage(IMAGE_V13_1), useImage(IMAGE_V14_1)];
         const newContext = withBody(
diff --git a/tests/images/ZLinky_router_v14_limited-copy.ota b/tests/images/ZLinky_router_v14_limited-copy.ota
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64b4568
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