diff --git a/internal/app/active_nodes.go b/internal/app/active_nodes.go
index 227507b..4e1c05b 100644
--- a/internal/app/active_nodes.go
+++ b/internal/app/active_nodes.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (app *App) calcActiveNodes(state, stateDcs map[string]*HostState, oldActive
 			app.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Calc active nodes: lost master %s", host))
 			continue
 		}
-		if (masterState.PingOk && masterState.PingStable) && !(replicaState.MasterLinkState && masterNode.MatchHost(replicaState.MasterHost)) {
+		if (masterState.PingOk && masterState.PingStable) && !replicates(&masterState, replicaState, host, masterNode, false) {
 			app.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Calc active nodes: %s is not replicating from alive master, deleting from active...", host))
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/internal/app/checks.go b/internal/app/checks.go
index eb9b147..4784b2d 100644
--- a/internal/app/checks.go
+++ b/internal/app/checks.go
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ func (app *App) checkHAReplicasRunning() bool {
 			app.logger.Warn("Host is ahead in replication history", "fqdn", host)
 			aheadHosts++
 		}
-		if hostState.PingOk && !hostState.IsMaster && hostState.ReplicaState != nil {
-			rs := hostState.ReplicaState
-			if rs.MasterLinkState && local.MatchHost(rs.MasterHost) {
+		if hostState.PingOk && !hostState.IsMaster {
+			if replicates(localState, hostState.ReplicaState, host, local, false) {
 				availableReplicas++
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/app/master.go b/internal/app/master.go
index ceaf0e2..36db14d 100644
--- a/internal/app/master.go
+++ b/internal/app/master.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func (app *App) changeMaster(host, master string) error {
 	}
 
 	node := app.shard.Get(host)
+	masterState := app.getHostState(master)
 	masterNode := app.shard.Get(master)
 	state := app.getHostState(host)
 
@@ -90,28 +91,28 @@ func (app *App) changeMaster(host, master string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("changeMaster: replica %s is dead - unable to init repair", host)
 	}
 
-	app.repairReplica(node, state, master)
+	app.repairReplica(node, masterState, state, master, host)
 
 	deadline := time.Now().Add(app.config.Redis.WaitReplicationTimeout)
 	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
 		state = app.getHostState(host)
 		rs := state.ReplicaState
-		if rs != nil && rs.MasterLinkState && masterNode.MatchHost(rs.MasterHost) {
+		if rs != nil && replicates(masterState, rs, host, masterNode, false) {
 			break
 		}
 		if !state.PingOk {
 			return fmt.Errorf("changeMaster: replica %s died while waiting to start replication from %s", host, master)
 		}
-		masterState := app.getHostState(master)
+		masterState = app.getHostState(master)
 		if !masterState.PingOk {
 			return fmt.Errorf("changeMaster: %s died while waiting to start replication to %s", master, host)
 		}
 		app.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("ChangeMaster: waiting for %s to start replication from %s", host, master))
-		app.repairReplica(node, state, master)
+		app.repairReplica(node, masterState, state, master, host)
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	}
 	rs := state.ReplicaState
-	if rs != nil && rs.MasterLinkState && masterNode.MatchHost(rs.MasterHost) {
+	if rs != nil && replicates(masterState, rs, host, masterNode, false) {
 		app.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("ChangeMaster: %s started replication from %s", host, master))
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s was unable to start replication from %s", host, master)
diff --git a/internal/app/repair.go b/internal/app/repair.go
index 3be3cb7..bfcbf4c 100644
--- a/internal/app/repair.go
+++ b/internal/app/repair.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 func (app *App) repairShard(shardState map[string]*HostState, activeNodes []string, master string) {
 	replicas := make([]string, 0)
 	syncing := 0
+	masterState := shardState[master]
 	masterNode := app.shard.Get(master)
 	for host, state := range shardState {
 		if !state.PingOk {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func (app *App) repairShard(shardState map[string]*HostState, activeNodes []stri
 			app.repairMaster(masterNode, activeNodes, state)
 		} else {
 			rs := state.ReplicaState
-			if rs != nil && rs.MasterSyncInProgress && masterNode.MatchHost(rs.MasterHost) {
+			if rs != nil && rs.MasterSyncInProgress && replicates(masterState, rs, host, masterNode, true) {
 				syncing++
 			}
 			replicas = append(replicas, host)
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ func (app *App) repairShard(shardState map[string]*HostState, activeNodes []stri
 			}
 		}
 		rs := state.ReplicaState
-		if rs == nil || state.IsReplPaused || !(rs.MasterLinkState || rs.MasterSyncInProgress) || !masterNode.MatchHost(rs.MasterHost) {
+		if rs == nil || state.IsReplPaused || !replicates(masterState, rs, host, masterNode, true) {
 			if syncing < app.config.Redis.MaxParallelSyncs {
-				app.repairReplica(node, state, master)
+				app.repairReplica(node, masterState, state, master, host)
 				syncing++
 			} else {
 				app.logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Leaving replica %s broken: currently syncing %d/%d", host, syncing, app.config.Redis.MaxParallelSyncs))
@@ -75,10 +76,10 @@ func (app *App) repairMaster(node *redis.Node, activeNodes []string, state *Host
 	}
 }
 
-func (app *App) repairReplica(node *redis.Node, state *HostState, master string) {
+func (app *App) repairReplica(node *redis.Node, masterState, state *HostState, master, replicaFQDN string) {
 	masterNode := app.shard.Get(master)
 	rs := state.ReplicaState
-	if rs == nil || !masterNode.MatchHost(rs.MasterHost) {
+	if !replicates(masterState, rs, replicaFQDN, masterNode, true) {
 		switch app.mode {
 		case modeSentinel:
 			err := node.SentinelMakeReplica(app.ctx, master)
diff --git a/internal/app/replication.go b/internal/app/replication.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e3a5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/replication.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+
+	"github.com/yandex/rdsync/internal/redis"
+)
+
+func replicates(masterState *HostState, replicaState *ReplicaState, replicaFQDN string, masterNode *redis.Node, allowSync bool) bool {
+	if replicaState == nil || !(replicaState.MasterLinkState || !(allowSync && replicaState.MasterSyncInProgress)) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if slices.Contains(masterState.ConnectedReplicas, replicaFQDN) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return masterNode.MatchHost(replicaState.MasterHost)
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/state.go b/internal/app/state.go
index 9b41fcb..bcf15b0 100644
--- a/internal/app/state.go
+++ b/internal/app/state.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/yandex/rdsync/internal/dcs"
@@ -91,6 +93,30 @@ func (app *App) getHostState(fqdn string) *HostState {
 	}
 	if role == "master" {
 		state.IsMaster = true
+		numReplicasStr, ok := info["connected_slaves"]
+		if !ok {
+			state.Error = "Master has no connected_slaves in info"
+			return &state
+		}
+		numReplicas, err := strconv.ParseInt(numReplicasStr, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			state.Error = err.Error()
+			return &state
+		}
+		var i int64
+		for i < numReplicas {
+			replicaID := fmt.Sprintf("slave%d", i)
+			replicaValue, ok := info[replicaID]
+			if !ok {
+				state.Error = fmt.Sprintf("Master has no %s in info", replicaID)
+				return &state
+			}
+			// ip is first value in slaveN info
+			start := strings.Index(replicaValue, "=")
+			end := strings.Index(replicaValue, ",")
+			state.ConnectedReplicas = append(state.ConnectedReplicas, replicaValue[start+1:end])
+			i++
+		}
 	} else {
 		state.IsMaster = false
 		rs := ReplicaState{}
diff --git a/internal/app/types.go b/internal/app/types.go
index f214ba8..b032f6d 100644
--- a/internal/app/types.go
+++ b/internal/app/types.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ type HostState struct {
 	ReplicationID           string           `json:"replication_id"`
 	ReplicationID2          string           `json:"replication_id2"`
 	Error                   string           `json:"error"`
+	ConnectedReplicas       []string         `json:"connected_replicas"`
 	ReplicaState            *ReplicaState    `json:"replica_state"`
 	SentiCacheState         *SentiCacheState `json:"senticache_state"`
 }