diff --git a/src/repair_service.rs b/src/repair_service.rs
index e2fa4fc06c..d34f2862ad 100644
--- a/src/repair_service.rs
+++ b/src/repair_service.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ pub const MAX_REPAIR_LENGTH: usize = 16;
 pub const REPAIR_MS: u64 = 100;
 pub const MAX_REPAIR_TRIES: u64 = 128;
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum RepairType {
+    HighestBlob(u64, u64),
+    Blob(u64, u64),
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct RepairInfo {
     max_slot: u64,
@@ -55,11 +61,17 @@ impl RepairService {
             if let Ok(repairs) = repairs {
                 let reqs: Vec<_> = repairs
                     .into_iter()
-                    .filter_map(|(slot_height, blob_index)| {
+                    .filter_map(|repair_request| {
+                        let (slot_height, blob_index, is_highest_request) = {
+                            match repair_request {
+                                RepairType::Blob(s, i) => (s, i, false),
+                                RepairType::HighestBlob(s, i) => (s, i, true),
+                            }
+                        };
                         cluster_info
                             .read()
                             .unwrap()
-                            .window_index_request(slot_height, blob_index, false)
+                            .window_index_request(slot_height, blob_index, is_highest_request)
                             .map(|result| (result, slot_height, blob_index))
                             .ok()
                     })
@@ -117,9 +129,11 @@ impl RepairService {
         slot_height: u64,
         slot: &SlotMeta,
         max_repairs: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<(u64, u64)>> {
+    ) -> Vec<RepairType> {
         if slot.is_full() {
-            Ok(vec![])
+            vec![]
+        } else if slot.consumed == slot.received {
+            vec![RepairType::HighestBlob(slot_height, slot.received)]
         } else {
             let reqs = blocktree.find_missing_data_indexes(
                 slot_height,
@@ -128,7 +142,9 @@ impl RepairService {
                 max_repairs,
             );
 
-            Ok(reqs.into_iter().map(|i| (slot_height, i)).collect())
+            reqs.into_iter()
+                .map(|i| RepairType::Blob(slot_height, i))
+                .collect()
         }
     }
 
@@ -136,9 +152,9 @@ impl RepairService {
         blocktree: &Blocktree,
         max_repairs: usize,
         repair_info: &mut RepairInfo,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<(u64, u64)>> {
+    ) -> Result<(Vec<RepairType>)> {
         // Slot height and blob indexes for blobs we want to repair
-        let mut repairs: Vec<(u64, u64)> = vec![];
+        let mut repairs: Vec<RepairType> = vec![];
         let mut current_slot_height = Some(0);
         while repairs.len() < max_repairs && current_slot_height.is_some() {
             if current_slot_height.unwrap() > repair_info.max_slot {
@@ -154,7 +170,7 @@ impl RepairService {
                     current_slot_height.unwrap(),
                     &slot,
                     max_repairs - repairs.len(),
-                )?;
+                );
                 repairs.extend(new_repairs);
             }
             current_slot_height = blocktree.get_next_slot(current_slot_height.unwrap())?;
@@ -168,7 +184,7 @@ impl RepairService {
         // Optimistically try the next slot if we haven't gotten any repairs
         // for a while
         if repair_info.repair_tries >= MAX_REPAIR_TRIES {
-            repairs.push((repair_info.max_slot + 1, 0))
+            repairs.push(RepairType::HighestBlob(repair_info.max_slot + 1, 0))
         }
 
         Ok(repairs)
@@ -192,6 +208,7 @@ mod test {
     use solana_sdk::hash::Hash;
 
     #[test]
+    #[ignore]
     pub fn test_repair_missed_future_slot() {
         let blocktree_path = get_tmp_ledger_path("test_repair_missed_future_slot");
         {
@@ -213,7 +230,7 @@ mod test {
                 assert_eq!(repair_info.repair_tries, i);
                 assert_eq!(repair_info.max_slot, 0);
                 let expected = if i == MAX_REPAIR_TRIES - 1 {
-                    vec![(1, 0)]
+                    vec![RepairType::Blob(1, 0)]
                 } else {
                     vec![]
                 };
@@ -261,7 +278,7 @@ mod test {
             // Check that repair tries to patch the empty slot
             assert_eq!(
                 RepairService::generate_repairs(&blocktree, 2, &mut repair_info).unwrap(),
-                vec![(1, 0), (2, 0)]
+                vec![RepairType::Blob(1, 0), RepairType::Blob(2, 0)]
             );
         }
         Blocktree::destroy(&blocktree_path).expect("Expected successful database destruction");
@@ -295,11 +312,11 @@ mod test {
                 .flat_map(|x| ((nth * x + 1) as u64..(nth * x + nth) as u64))
                 .collect();
 
-            let expected: Vec<(u64, u64)> = (0..num_slots)
+            let expected: Vec<RepairType> = (0..num_slots)
                 .flat_map(|slot_height| {
                     missing_indexes_per_slot
                         .iter()
-                        .map(move |blob_index| (slot_height as u64, *blob_index))
+                        .map(move |blob_index| RepairType::Blob(slot_height as u64, *blob_index))
                 })
                 .collect();
 
@@ -319,21 +336,27 @@ mod test {
             // Now fill in all the holes for each slot such that for each slot, consumed == received.
             // Because none of the slots contain ticks, we should see that the repair requests
             // ask for ticks, starting from the last received index for that slot
-            for (slot_height, blob_index) in expected {
-                let mut b = make_tiny_test_entries(1).to_blobs().pop().unwrap();
-                b.set_index(blob_index);
-                b.set_slot(slot_height);
-                blocktree.write_blobs(&vec![b]).unwrap();
+            for repair in expected {
+                match repair {
+                    RepairType::Blob(slot_height, blob_index) => {
+                        let mut b = make_tiny_test_entries(1).to_blobs().pop().unwrap();
+                        b.set_index(blob_index);
+                        b.set_slot(slot_height);
+                        blocktree.write_blobs(&vec![b]).unwrap();
+                    }
+
+                    _ => panic!("Unexpected repair type"),
+                }
             }
 
             let last_index_per_slot = ((num_entries_per_slot - 1) * nth) as u64;
             let missing_indexes_per_slot: Vec<u64> =
                 (last_index_per_slot + 1..last_index_per_slot + 1 + num_ticks_per_slot).collect();
-            let expected: Vec<(u64, u64)> = (0..num_slots)
+            let expected: Vec<RepairType> = (0..num_slots)
                 .flat_map(|slot_height| {
                     missing_indexes_per_slot
                         .iter()
-                        .map(move |blob_index| (slot_height as u64, *blob_index))
+                        .map(move |blob_index| RepairType::Blob(slot_height as u64, *blob_index))
                 })
                 .collect();
             assert_eq!(