diff --git a/src/crdt.rs b/src/crdt.rs
index 98180847a..d6dbee9f2 100644
--- a/src/crdt.rs
+++ b/src/crdt.rs
@@ -602,12 +602,18 @@ impl Crdt {
             if blob_ix == ix {
                 let num_retransmits = wblob.meta.num_retransmits;
                 wblob.meta.num_retransmits += 1;
-                
-                if me.current_leader_id == me.id &&
-                   num_retransmits != 0 && 
-                   !num_retransmits.is_power_of_two()
+                // Setting the sender id to the requester id
+                // prevents the requester from retransmitting this response
+                // to other peers
+                let mut sender_id = from.id;
+
+                // Allow retransmission of this response if the node
+                // is the leader and the number of repair requests equals
+                // a power of two
+                if me.current_leader_id == me.id
+                    && (num_retransmits == 0 || num_retransmits.is_power_of_two())
                 {
-                    return None;
+                    sender_id = me.id
                 }
 
                 let out = blob_recycler.allocate();
@@ -619,7 +625,7 @@ impl Crdt {
                     outblob.meta.size = sz;
                     outblob.data[..sz].copy_from_slice(&wblob.data[..sz]);
                     outblob.meta.set_addr(&from.repair_addr);
-                    outblob.set_id(me.id).expect("blob set_id");
+                    outblob.set_id(sender_id).expect("blob set_id");
                 }
 
                 return Some(out);
@@ -1124,6 +1130,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn run_window_request_with_backoff() {
         let window = default_window();
+
         let mut me = ReplicatedData::new(
             KeyPair::new().pubkey(),
             "127.0.0.1:1234".parse().unwrap(),
@@ -1133,11 +1140,21 @@ mod tests {
             "127.0.0.1:1238".parse().unwrap(),
         );
 
+        let mock_peer = ReplicatedData::new(
+            KeyPair::new().pubkey(),
+            "127.0.0.1:1234".parse().unwrap(),
+            "127.0.0.1:1235".parse().unwrap(),
+            "127.0.0.1:1236".parse().unwrap(),
+            "127.0.0.1:1237".parse().unwrap(),
+            "127.0.0.1:1238".parse().unwrap(),
+        );
+
         me.current_leader_id = me.id;
         let recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
         let num_requests: u32 = 64;
 
-        let rv = Crdt::run_window_request(&window, &me, &me, 0, &recycler);
+        // Simulate handling a repair request from mock_peer
+        let rv = Crdt::run_window_request(&window, &me, &mock_peer, 0, &recycler);
         assert!(rv.is_none());
         let out = recycler.allocate();
         out.write().unwrap().meta.size = 200;
@@ -1145,17 +1162,18 @@ mod tests {
         let range: std::ops::Range<u32> = 0..num_requests;
 
         for i in range {
-            let rv = Crdt::run_window_request(&window, &me, &me, 0, &recycler);
-
-            if i != 0 && !(i.is_power_of_two()) {
-                assert!(rv.is_none());
-                continue;
-            }
-
+            let rv = Crdt::run_window_request(&window, &me, &mock_peer, 0, &recycler);
             assert!(rv.is_some());
             let v = rv.unwrap();
-            //test we copied the blob
-            assert_eq!(v.read().unwrap().meta.size, 200);
+            let blob = v.read().unwrap();
+            // Test we copied the blob
+            assert_eq!(blob.meta.size, 200);
+
+            if i != 0 && !(i.is_power_of_two()) {
+                assert_eq!(blob.get_id().unwrap(), mock_peer.id);
+            } else {
+                assert_eq!(blob.get_id().unwrap(), me.id);
+            }
         }
     }
 }