diff --git a/server/routers/olm/getOlmToken.ts b/server/routers/olm/getOlmToken.ts
index 51cdc8b4e..f7fdb81a8 100644
--- a/server/routers/olm/getOlmToken.ts
+++ b/server/routers/olm/getOlmToken.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { olms } from "@server/db";
 import HttpCode from "@server/types/HttpCode";
 import response from "@server/lib/response";
-import { and, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, count, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
 import createHttpError from "http-errors";
 import { z } from "zod";
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
     EXPIRES
 } from "@server/auth/sessions/olm";
 import { getOrCreateCachedToken } from "#dynamic/lib/tokenCache";
+import { listExitNodes } from "#dynamic/lib/exitNodes";
 import { verifyPassword } from "@server/auth/password";
 import logger from "@server/logger";
 import config from "@server/lib/config";
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ export async function getOlmToken(
         );
 
         let clientIdToUse;
+        let orgIdToUse: string;
         if (orgId) {
             // we did provide the org
             const [client] = await db
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ export async function getOlmToken(
             }
 
             clientIdToUse = client.clientId;
+            orgIdToUse = orgId;
         } else {
             if (!existingOlm.clientId) {
                 return next(
@@ -209,6 +212,7 @@ export async function getOlmToken(
             }
 
             clientIdToUse = client.clientId;
+            orgIdToUse = client.orgId;
         }
 
         // Get all exit nodes from sites where the client has peers
@@ -265,7 +269,7 @@ export async function getOlmToken(
             }
         }
 
-        const exitNodesHpData = allExitNodes.map((exitNode: ExitNode) => {
+        let exitNodesHpData = allExitNodes.map((exitNode: ExitNode) => {
             return {
                 publicKey: exitNode.publicKey,
                 relayPort: config.getRawConfig().gerbil.clients_start_port,
@@ -274,6 +278,73 @@ export async function getOlmToken(
             };
         });
 
+        // If no exit nodes were found for the client's sites, fall back to
+        // finding an available node in the same region (as newt does on ping).
+        if (exitNodesHpData.length === 0) {
+            logger.debug(
+                `No exit nodes found for olm ${olmId} client sites; falling back to region node selection`
+            );
+            const fallbackNodes = await listExitNodes(orgIdToUse!, true);
+
+            const weightedNodes = await Promise.all(
+                fallbackNodes.map(async (node) => {
+                    let weight = 1;
+                    const maxConnections = node.maxConnections;
+                    if (
+                        maxConnections !== null &&
+                        maxConnections !== undefined
+                    ) {
+                        const [currentConnections] = await db
+                            .select({ count: count() })
+                            .from(sites)
+                            .where(
+                                and(
+                                    eq(sites.exitNodeId, node.exitNodeId),
+                                    eq(sites.online, true)
+                                )
+                            );
+                        if (currentConnections.count >= maxConnections) {
+                            return null;
+                        }
+                        weight =
+                            (maxConnections - currentConnections.count) /
+                            maxConnections;
+                    }
+                    return { node, weight };
+                })
+            );
+
+            const availableNodes = weightedNodes
+                .filter(
+                    (
+                        n
+                    ): n is {
+                        node: (typeof fallbackNodes)[0];
+                        weight: number;
+                    } => n !== null
+                )
+                .sort((a, b) => b.weight - a.weight);
+
+            if (availableNodes.length > 0) {
+                const best = availableNodes[0].node;
+                exitNodesHpData = [
+                    {
+                        publicKey: best.publicKey,
+                        relayPort:
+                            config.getRawConfig().gerbil.clients_start_port,
+                        endpoint: best.endpoint,
+                        siteIds: []
+                        // it should still HP without the site ids but it will get stuck in the client
+                        // if a site is removed or something because its not tied to a site which is okay for the session
+                    }
+                ];
+            } else {
+                logger.warn(
+                    `No available fallback exit nodes found for olm ${olmId}`
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         logger.debug("Token created successfully");
 
         return response<{