diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 62ff548f9d..095a965188
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ fn find_next_missing(
     Ok(reqs)
 }
 
+fn calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(num_peers: u64, consumed: u64, received: u64) -> u64 {
+    // Calculate the highest blob index that this node should have already received
+    // via avalanche. The avalanche splits data stream into nodes and each node retransmits
+    // the data to their peer nodes. So there's a possibility that a blob (with index lower
+    // than current received index) is being retransmitted by a peer node.
+    cmp::max(consumed, received.saturating_sub(num_peers))
+}
+
 fn repair_window(
     debug_id: u64,
     window: &SharedWindow,
@@ -227,16 +235,21 @@ fn repair_window(
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let reqs = find_next_missing(window, crdt, recycler, consumed, received)?;
+    let highest_lost = calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(
+        crdt.read().unwrap().table.len() as u64,
+        consumed,
+        received,
+    );
+    let reqs = find_next_missing(window, crdt, recycler, consumed, highest_lost)?;
     trace!("{:x}: repair_window missing: {}", debug_id, reqs.len());
     if !reqs.is_empty() {
         inc_new_counter!("streamer-repair_window-repair", reqs.len());
         debug!(
-            "{:x}: repair_window counter times: {} consumed: {} received: {} missing: {}",
+            "{:x}: repair_window counter times: {} consumed: {} highest_lost: {} missing: {}",
             debug_id,
             *times,
             consumed,
-            received,
+            highest_lost,
             reqs.len()
         );
     }
@@ -245,7 +258,7 @@ fn repair_window(
         //todo cache socket
         debug!(
             "{:x}: repair_window request {} {} {}",
-            debug_id, consumed, received, to
+            debug_id, consumed, highest_lost, to
         );
         assert!(req.len() <= BLOB_SIZE);
         sock.send_to(&req, to)?;
@@ -902,6 +915,7 @@ mod test {
     use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
     use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
     use std::time::Duration;
+    use streamer::calculate_highest_lost_blob_index;
     use streamer::{blob_receiver, receiver, responder, window};
     use streamer::{default_window, BlobReceiver, PacketReceiver};
 
@@ -1053,4 +1067,14 @@ mod test {
         t_responder.join().expect("join");
         t_window.join().expect("join");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn calculate_highest_lost_blob_index_test() {
+        assert_eq!(calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(0, 10, 90), 90);
+        assert_eq!(calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(15, 10, 90), 75);
+        assert_eq!(calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(90, 10, 90), 10);
+        assert_eq!(calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(90, 10, 50), 10);
+        assert_eq!(calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(90, 10, 99), 10);
+        assert_eq!(calculate_highest_lost_blob_index(90, 10, 101), 11);
+    }
 }