diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index 3d93c47..9518ee2 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@
 		} else if (packageParts.name.startsWith(":")) {
 			// Subpackages are always assumed to be present
 			return 0;
-		} else if (dub.packageManager.getFirstPackage(packageParts.name)) {
+		} else if (dub.packageManager.getBestPackage(packageParts.name)) {
 			// found locally
 			return 0;
 		} else {
diff --git a/source/dub/packagemanager.d b/source/dub/packagemanager.d
index bfc2a9b..1921398 100644
--- a/source/dub/packagemanager.d
+++ b/source/dub/packagemanager.d
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 
 	/** Looks up the first package matching the given name.
 	*/
+	deprecated("Use `getBestPackage` instead")
 	Package getFirstPackage(string name)
 	{
 		foreach (ep; getPackageIterator(name))