diff --git a/contrib/storage-hbase/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/hbase/HBaseGroupScan.java b/contrib/storage-hbase/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/hbase/HBaseGroupScan.java
index 1ad879f..cec24bf 100644
--- a/contrib/storage-hbase/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/hbase/HBaseGroupScan.java
+++ b/contrib/storage-hbase/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/exec/store/hbase/HBaseGroupScan.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
     PriorityQueue<List<HBaseSubScanSpec>> minHeap = new PriorityQueue<>(numSlots, LIST_SIZE_COMPARATOR);
     PriorityQueue<List<HBaseSubScanSpec>> maxHeap = new PriorityQueue<>(numSlots, LIST_SIZE_COMPARATOR_REV);
     for(List<HBaseSubScanSpec> listOfScan : endpointFragmentMapping.values()) {
-      if (listOfScan.size() < minPerEndpointSlot) {
+      if (listOfScan.size() < maxPerEndpointSlot) {
         minHeap.offer(listOfScan);
       } else if (listOfScan.size() > minPerEndpointSlot) {
         maxHeap.offer(listOfScan);
diff --git a/contrib/storage-hbase/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/hbase/TestHBaseRegionScanAssignments.java b/contrib/storage-hbase/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/hbase/TestHBaseRegionScanAssignments.java
index 216eb91..877bf58 100644
--- a/contrib/storage-hbase/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/hbase/TestHBaseRegionScanAssignments.java
+++ b/contrib/storage-hbase/src/test/java/org/apache/drill/hbase/TestHBaseRegionScanAssignments.java
@@ -189,6 +189,34 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void testHBaseGroupScanAssignmentSomeAfinedAndSomeWithOrphans() throws Exception {
+    NavigableMap<HRegionInfo,ServerName> regionsToScan = Maps.newTreeMap();
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[0], splits[1]), SERVER_A);
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[1], splits[2]), SERVER_A);
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[2], splits[3]), SERVER_B);
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[3], splits[4]), SERVER_B);
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[6], splits[7]), SERVER_D);
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[7], splits[8]), SERVER_D);
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[8], splits[9]), SERVER_D);
+    regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[9], splits[10]), SERVER_D);
+    final List<DrillbitEndpoint> endpoints = Lists.newArrayList();
+    endpoints.add(DrillbitEndpoint.newBuilder().setAddress(HOST_A).setControlPort(1234).build());
+    endpoints.add(DrillbitEndpoint.newBuilder().setAddress(HOST_B).setControlPort(1234).build());
+    endpoints.add(DrillbitEndpoint.newBuilder().setAddress(HOST_C).setControlPort(1234).build());
+
+    HBaseGroupScan scan = new HBaseGroupScan();
+    scan.setRegionsToScan(regionsToScan);
+    scan.setHBaseScanSpec(new HBaseScanSpec(TABLE_NAME_STR, splits[0], splits[0], null));
+    scan.applyAssignments(endpoints);
+
+    int i = 0;
+    assertEquals(3, scan.getSpecificScan(i++).getRegionScanSpecList().size()); // 'A'
+    assertEquals(2, scan.getSpecificScan(i++).getRegionScanSpecList().size()); // 'B'
+    assertEquals(3, scan.getSpecificScan(i++).getRegionScanSpecList().size()); // 'C'
+    testParallelizationWidth(scan, i);
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void testHBaseGroupScanAssignmentOneEach() throws Exception {
     NavigableMap<HRegionInfo,ServerName> regionsToScan = Maps.newTreeMap();
     regionsToScan.put(new HRegionInfo(TABLE_NAME, splits[0], splits[1]), SERVER_A);