diff --git a/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go b/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go
index 05645632c..9e9e0086d 100644
--- a/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go
+++ b/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ func (repairer *SegmentRepairer) Repair(ctx context.Context, queueSegment *queue
 	request := overlay.FindStorageNodesRequest{
 		RequestedCount: requestCount,
 		ExcludedIDs:    excludeNodeIDs,
+		Placement:      segment.Placement,
 	}
 	newNodes, err := repairer.overlay.FindStorageNodesForUpload(ctx, request)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/satellite/repair/repairer/segments_test.go b/satellite/repair/repairer/segments_test.go
index 5756ced04..7bc6f345b 100644
--- a/satellite/repair/repairer/segments_test.go
+++ b/satellite/repair/repairer/segments_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 func TestSegmentRepairPlacement(t *testing.T) {
 	piecesCount := 4
 	testplanet.Run(t, testplanet.Config{
-		SatelliteCount: 1, StorageNodeCount: 8, UplinkCount: 1,
+		SatelliteCount: 1, StorageNodeCount: 10, UplinkCount: 1,
 		Reconfigure: testplanet.Reconfigure{
 			Satellite: testplanet.ReconfigureRS(1, 2, piecesCount, piecesCount),
 		},