diff --git a/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/shared/SharedValue.java b/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/shared/SharedValue.java
index 50e50edd0..e5e16927b 100644
--- a/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/shared/SharedValue.java
+++ b/curator-recipes/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/framework/recipes/shared/SharedValue.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public boolean trySetValue(VersionedValue<byte[]> previous, byte[] newValue) thr
     private void updateValue(int version, byte[] bytes) {
         while (true) {
             VersionedValue<byte[]> current = currentValue.get();
-            if (current.getVersion() >= version) {
+            if (current.getVersion() >= version && version != Integer.MIN_VALUE) {
                 // A newer version was concurrently set.
                 return;
             }