diff --git a/.ci/pitest.sh b/.ci/pitest.sh
index b11dfb5f2590..6024d33a2804 100755
--- a/.ci/pitest.sh
+++ b/.ci/pitest.sh
@@ -73,11 +73,9 @@ pitest-imports)
   declare -a ignoredItems=(
   "AvoidStarImportCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>            &#38;&#38; ast.getType() == TokenTypes.STATIC_IMPORT) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
   "AvoidStarImportCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>            if (exclude.endsWith(STAR_IMPORT_SUFFIX)) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
-  "CustomImportOrderCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>                        &#38;&#38; matcher.start() &#60; betterMatchCandidate.matchPosition) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
   "CustomImportOrderCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>        else if (customImportOrderRules.contains(SAME_PACKAGE_RULE_GROUP)) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
   "CustomImportOrderCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>        if (bestMatch.group.equals(NON_GROUP_RULE_GROUP)) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
   "CustomImportOrderCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>            if (customImportOrderRules.contains(SAME_PACKAGE_RULE_GROUP)) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
-  "CustomImportOrderCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>                    || length == betterMatchCandidate.matchLength</span></pre></td></tr>"
   "IllegalImportCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>        if (regexp) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
   "IllegalImportCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>        if (!result &#38;&#38; illegalClasses != null) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
   "IllegalImportCheck.java.html:<td class='covered'><pre><span  class='survived'>        if (!result) {</span></pre></td></tr>"
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/CustomImportOrderCheckTest.java b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/CustomImportOrderCheckTest.java
index 74666453a135..720fa6fea0ec 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/CustomImportOrderCheckTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/CustomImportOrderCheckTest.java
@@ -721,6 +721,24 @@ public void testMultiplePatternMatchesFirstPatternHasEarlierPosition() throws Ex
             expected);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testMultiplePatternMultipleImportFirstPatternHasLaterPosition() throws Exception {
+        final DefaultConfiguration checkConfig =
+            createModuleConfig(CustomImportOrderCheck.class);
+        checkConfig.addAttribute("customImportOrderRules",
+                "SPECIAL_IMPORTS###STANDARD_JAVA_PACKAGE");
+        checkConfig.addAttribute("specialImportsRegExp", "Test");
+        checkConfig.addAttribute("standardPackageRegExp", "unit");
+
+        createChecker(checkConfig);
+        final String[] expected = {
+            "4: " + getCheckMessage(MSG_NONGROUP_EXPECTED, STD, "org.junit.Test"),
+        };
+        verify(checkConfig,
+            getPath("InputCustomImportOrder_MultiplePatternMultipleImport.java"),
+            expected);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testNoPackage() throws Exception {
         final DefaultConfiguration checkConfig =
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/customimportorder/InputCustomImportOrder_MultiplePatternMultipleImport.java b/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/customimportorder/InputCustomImportOrder_MultiplePatternMultipleImport.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f32cb5942df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/imports/customimportorder/InputCustomImportOrder_MultiplePatternMultipleImport.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.checks.imports.customimportorder;
+
+import java.util.Scanner;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class InputCustomImportOrder_MultiplePatternMultipleImport {
+}