diff --git a/srcs/juloo.keyboard2/KeyboardData.java b/srcs/juloo.keyboard2/KeyboardData.java
index 225d8cc..604d7cc 100644
--- a/srcs/juloo.keyboard2/KeyboardData.java
+++ b/srcs/juloo.keyboard2/KeyboardData.java
@@ -67,8 +67,14 @@ public final class KeyboardData
     if (pos.next_to != null)
     {
       KeyPos next_to_pos = getKeys().get(pos.next_to);
-      if (next_to_pos != null
-          && add_key_to_pos(rows, kv, next_to_pos.with_dir(-1)))
+      // Use preferred direction if some preferred pos match
+      if (next_to_pos != null)
+        for (KeyPos p : pos.positions)
+          if ((p.row == -1 || p.row == next_to_pos.row)
+              && (p.col == -1 || p.col == next_to_pos.col)
+              && add_key_to_pos(rows, kv, next_to_pos.with_dir(p.dir)))
+            return true;
+      if (add_key_to_pos(rows, kv, next_to_pos.with_dir(-1)))
         return true;
     }
     for (KeyPos p : pos.positions)