diff --git a/server/lib/exitNodes/subnet.ts b/server/lib/exitNodes/subnet.ts
index 8c4f3e99e..15d986426 100644
--- a/server/lib/exitNodes/subnet.ts
+++ b/server/lib/exitNodes/subnet.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
-import { db, exitNodes, Transaction } from "@server/db";
+import { db, exitNodes, exitNodeOrgs, Transaction } from "@server/db";
 import config from "@server/lib/config";
 import { findNextAvailableCidr } from "@server/lib/ip";
 import { lockManager } from "#dynamic/lib/lock";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 /**
  * Reserves the next available exit node subnet.
  *
- * Exit node subnets must never overlap with one another - regardless of
- * which org(s) they belong to - since HA exit nodes can end up routing for
- * the same org. This acquires a lock that the caller MUST release (via the
- * returned `release`) only after the chosen address has been durably
- * persisted (e.g. after the enclosing transaction commits), otherwise
- * concurrent callers can race and pick the same subnet.
+ * There isn't enough address space to give every exit node in every org a
+ * globally unique subnet, so we only guarantee uniqueness among exit nodes
+ * that already belong to the same org - that's all that actually matters,
+ * since HA only routes multiple exit nodes for a single org. Pass `orgId` to
+ * scope the search to that org's existing exit nodes; without it, the search
+ * considers every exit node (used by flows with no org context, e.g. the
+ * initial gerbil exit node bootstrap). This acquires a lock that the caller
+ * MUST release (via the returned `release`) only after the chosen address
+ * has been durably persisted (e.g. after the enclosing transaction commits),
+ * otherwise concurrent callers can race and pick the same subnet.
  */
 export async function getNextAvailableSubnet(
-    trx: Transaction | typeof db = db
+    trx: Transaction | typeof db = db,
+    orgId?: string
 ): Promise<{ value: string; release: () => Promise<void> }> {
     const lockKey = "exit-node-subnet-allocation";
     const acquired = await lockManager.acquireLockWithRetry(lockKey, 6000);
@@ -24,12 +30,19 @@ export async function getNextAvailableSubnet(
     const release = () => lockManager.releaseLock(lockKey, acquired);
 
     try {
-        // Get all existing subnets from routes table
-        const existingAddresses = await trx
-            .select({
-                address: exitNodes.address
-            })
-            .from(exitNodes);
+        // Get existing subnets, scoped to this org's exit nodes when known
+        const existingAddresses = orgId
+            ? await trx
+                  .select({ address: exitNodes.address })
+                  .from(exitNodes)
+                  .innerJoin(
+                      exitNodeOrgs,
+                      eq(exitNodeOrgs.exitNodeId, exitNodes.exitNodeId)
+                  )
+                  .where(eq(exitNodeOrgs.orgId, orgId))
+            : await trx
+                  .select({ address: exitNodes.address })
+                  .from(exitNodes);
 
         const addresses = existingAddresses.map((a) => a.address);
         let subnet = findNextAvailableCidr(
diff --git a/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/createRemoteExitNode.ts b/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/createRemoteExitNode.ts
index bf86ed107..3462e13ff 100644
--- a/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/createRemoteExitNode.ts
+++ b/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/createRemoteExitNode.ts
@@ -191,13 +191,20 @@ export async function createRemoteExitNode(
 
         // If this remote exit node isn't already backing an exit node in
         // another org, we're about to create a brand new one. Reserve a
-        // subnet for it up front so the allocation lock is held across the
-        // whole insert - this guarantees exit node subnets never overlap,
-        // even under concurrent creation, which matters for HA setups.
+        // subnet for it up front, scoped to this org's existing exit nodes,
+        // so the allocation lock is held across the whole insert - this
+        // guarantees exit node subnets never overlap within the org, even
+        // under concurrent creation, which matters for HA setups. Subnets
+        // may still be reused across different orgs; there isn't enough
+        // address space to avoid that, and it isn't necessary since HA only
+        // routes multiple exit nodes for the same org.
         let releaseSubnetLock: (() => Promise<void>) | null = null;
         let newExitNodeAddress: string | null = null;
         if (!existingExitNode) {
-            const { value, release } = await getNextAvailableSubnet();
+            const { value, release } = await getNextAvailableSubnet(
+                db,
+                orgId
+            );
             newExitNodeAddress = value;
             releaseSubnetLock = release;
         }