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diff --git a/database/mariadb/PREPARE b/database/mariadb/PREPARE
index c605187332..708765d513 100755
--- a/database/mariadb/PREPARE
+++ b/database/mariadb/PREPARE
@@ -1,2 +1,18 @@
+. ${GRIMOIRE}/FUNCTIONS &&
+
+#
+# This block is required for proper configuration procedure for users with 5.2
+# branch installed after adding multiversion functionality to the spell and
+# prevents previous branch from resetting to a new default value on ``cast -r''
+#
+persistent_read $SPELL MARIADB_BRANCH MARIADB_BRANCH || true &&
+
+if spell_ok $SPELL && [[ -z "$MARIADB_BRANCH" ]]; then
+  persistent_add MARIADB_BRANCH &&
+  local MARIADB_BRANCH="5.2"
+fi &&
+
+prepare_select_branch 5.5 5.3 5.2 &&
+
 config_query MARIA_TESTS "Install MariaDB testing utilities?" n &&
 config_query MARIA_BENCH "Install MariaDB benchmarking utilities?" n