diff --git a/satellite/accounting/projectlimitcache.go b/satellite/accounting/projectlimitcache.go
index c20cb2c25..5d8506db4 100644
--- a/satellite/accounting/projectlimitcache.go
+++ b/satellite/accounting/projectlimitcache.go
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ func (c *ProjectLimitCache) GetBandwidthLimit(ctx context.Context, projectID uui
 	return memory.Size(*projectLimits.Bandwidth), nil
 }
 
+// GetSegmentLimit return the segment limit for a project ID.
+func (c *ProjectLimitCache) GetSegmentLimit(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID) (_ memory.Size, err error) {
+	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+	projectLimits, err := c.GetLimits(ctx, projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if projectLimits.Segments == nil {
+		return memory.Size(c.defaultMaxSegments), nil
+	}
+	return memory.Size(*projectLimits.Segments), nil
+}
+
 // getProjectLimits returns project limits from DB.
 func (c *ProjectLimitCache) getProjectLimits(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID) (_ ProjectLimits, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx, projectID)(&err)
diff --git a/satellite/accounting/projectusage.go b/satellite/accounting/projectusage.go
index 35b324a42..8a986bd74 100644
--- a/satellite/accounting/projectusage.go
+++ b/satellite/accounting/projectusage.go
@@ -258,12 +258,7 @@ func (usage *Service) GetProjectBandwidthLimit(ctx context.Context, projectID uu
 // GetProjectSegmentLimit returns current project segment limit.
 func (usage *Service) GetProjectSegmentLimit(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID) (_ memory.Size, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx, projectID)(&err)
-	limits, err := usage.projectLimitCache.GetLimits(ctx, projectID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, ErrProjectUsage.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	return memory.Size(*limits.Usage), nil
+	return usage.projectLimitCache.GetSegmentLimit(ctx, projectID)
 }
 
 // UpdateProjectLimits sets new value for project's bandwidth and storage limit.