diff --git a/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt b/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt
index e0be7ac9b..0964e2956 100644
--- a/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt
+++ b/core/pactbroker/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClient.kt
@@ -579,14 +579,15 @@ open class PactBrokerClient(
     body["includePendingStatus"] = enablePending
     if (enablePending) {
       body["providerVersionTags"] = jsonArray(providerTags)
-      if (providerBranch.isNotEmpty()) {
-        body["providerVersionBranch"] = providerBranch
-      }
       if (includeWipPactsSince.isNotEmpty()) {
         body["includeWipPactsSince"] = includeWipPactsSince
       }
     }
 
+    if (providerBranch.isNotEmpty()) {
+      body["providerVersionBranch"] = providerBranch
+    }
+
     return handleWith {
       halClient.postJson(pactsForVerification, mapOf("provider" to providerName), body.serialise()).mapOk { result ->
         result["_embedded"]["pacts"].asArray().map { pactJson ->
diff --git a/core/pactbroker/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClientSpec.groovy b/core/pactbroker/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClientSpec.groovy
index 073999b58..5f2206a66 100644
--- a/core/pactbroker/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClientSpec.groovy
+++ b/core/pactbroker/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/core/pactbroker/PactBrokerClientSpec.groovy
@@ -812,4 +812,35 @@ class PactBrokerClientSpec extends Specification {
     result.ok
     result.verificationResultUrl == 'verificationResultUrl'
   }
+
+  @Issue('#1769')
+  def 'fetching pacts with selectors includes providerVersionBranch when matchingBranch is set and pending status is false'() {
+    given:
+    def halClient = Mock(IHalClient)
+    PactBrokerClient client = Spy(PactBrokerClient, constructorArgs: ['baseUrl']) {
+      newHalClient() >> halClient
+    }
+    def selectors = [
+      ConsumerVersionSelectors.MatchingBranch.INSTANCE,
+      ConsumerVersionSelectors.MainBranch.INSTANCE
+    ]
+    def expectedJson = '{"consumerVersionSelectors":[{"matchingBranch":true},{"mainBranch":true}],' +
+      '"includePendingStatus":false,"providerVersionBranch":"BRANCH"}'
+    def jsonResult = JsonParser.INSTANCE.parseString('''
+    {
+      "_embedded": {
+        "pacts": [
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+    ''')
+    when:
+    def result = client.fetchConsumersWithSelectorsV2('provider', selectors, [], 'BRANCH', false, null)
+
+    then:
+    1 * halClient.navigate() >> halClient
+    1 * halClient.linkUrl('pb:provider-pacts-for-verification') >> 'URL'
+    1 * halClient.postJson('pb:provider-pacts-for-verification', [provider: 'provider'], expectedJson) >> new Result.Ok(jsonResult)
+    result instanceof Result.Ok
+  }
 }