diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator.test.ts b/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator.test.ts
index 93979f556..89a7d38d9 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/findMatchingSimulator.test.ts
@@ -1020,4 +1020,48 @@ describe('findMatchingSimulator', () => {
       version: 'iOS 16.0',
     });
   });
+
+  it('should return picked simulator instead of last booted simulator in list (multi ios versions)', () => {
+    expect(
+      findMatchingSimulator(
+        {
+          devices: {
+            'com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-16-0': [
+              {
+                udid: 'E1C0E452-2671-4EB5-B875-58E3DDC6EE81',
+                isAvailable: false,
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                name: 'iPhone SE (3rd generation)',
+              },
+              {
+                lastBootedAt: '2022-09-21T11:38:28Z',
+                udid: '3AA90A75-D9C3-41A6-8DE1-43BE74A0C32B',
+                isAvailable: true,
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                name: 'iPhone 14',
+              },
+              {
+                udid: '6F2FA108-AC7D-4D3C-BD13-56C5E7FCEDFE',
+                isAvailable: true,
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                name: 'iPhone 14 Plus',
+              },
+              {
+                udid: 'D87B6D9E-F5B0-486F-BBE3-6EEC5A6D0C22',
+                isAvailable: false,
+                state: 'Shutdown',
+                name: 'iPhone 14 Pro',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+        {simulator: 'iPhone 14 Plus'},
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({
+      udid: '6F2FA108-AC7D-4D3C-BD13-56C5E7FCEDFE',
+      name: 'iPhone 14 Plus',
+      booted: false,
+      version: 'iOS 16.0',
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.ts b/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.ts
index 96a03dd34..6041bf8ff 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/findMatchingSimulator.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ function findMatchingSimulator(
   }
 
   let match;
+  let fallbackMatch;
+
   for (const versionDescriptor in devices) {
     const device = devices[versionDescriptor];
     let version = versionDescriptor;
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ function findMatchingSimulator(
         }
         // If no match found, use first available simulator that was booted before
         if (!!lastBootedAt && !match) {
-          match = simulatorDescriptor;
+          fallbackMatch = simulatorDescriptor;
         }
         // Keeps track of the first available simulator for use if we can't find one above.
         if (simulatorName === null && !match) {
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ function findMatchingSimulator(
     }
   }
 
-  return match ?? null;
+  return match ?? fallbackMatch ?? null;
 }
 
 export default findMatchingSimulator;