diff --git a/pkg/salud/salud.go b/pkg/salud/salud.go
index 397362499b4..64826eee555 100644
--- a/pkg/salud/salud.go
+++ b/pkg/salud/salud.go
@@ -220,12 +220,10 @@ func (s *service) salud(mode string, minPeersPerbin int, durPercentile float64,
 		}
 	}
 
-	networkRadiusEstimation := s.reserve.StorageRadius() + s.capacityDoubling
-
 	selfHealth := true
-	if nHoodRadius == networkRadius && networkRadiusEstimation != networkRadius {
+	if nHoodRadius == networkRadius && s.reserve.StorageRadius() < networkRadius-1 {
 		selfHealth = false
-		s.logger.Warning("node is unhealthy due to storage radius discrepancy", "self_radius", networkRadiusEstimation, "network_radius", networkRadius)
+		s.logger.Warning("node is unhealthy due to storage radius discrepancy", "self_radius", s.reserve.StorageRadius(), "network_radius", networkRadius)
 	}
 
 	s.isSelfHealthy.Store(selfHealth)
diff --git a/pkg/salud/salud_test.go b/pkg/salud/salud_test.go
index 5fc4dda733d..aaab2b27e37 100644
--- a/pkg/salud/salud_test.go
+++ b/pkg/salud/salud_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestSelfUnhealthyRadius(t *testing.T) {
 	topM := topMock.NewTopologyDriver(topMock.WithPeers(addrs...))
 
 	reserve := mockstorer.NewReserve(
-		mockstorer.WithRadius(7),
+		mockstorer.WithRadius(6),
 		mockstorer.WithReserveSize(100),
 	)
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestSelfHealthyCapacityDoubling(t *testing.T) {
 	topM := topMock.NewTopologyDriver(topMock.WithPeers(addrs...))
 
 	reserve := mockstorer.NewReserve(
-		mockstorer.WithRadius(6),
+		mockstorer.WithRadius(7),
 		mockstorer.WithReserveSize(100),
 	)