diff --git a/contracts/Marketplace.sol b/contracts/Marketplace.sol
index d8c23ae..60d8aef 100644
--- a/contracts/Marketplace.sol
+++ b/contracts/Marketplace.sol
@@ -559,10 +559,6 @@ contract Marketplace is SlotReservations, Proofs, StateRetrieval, Endian {
     _;
   }
 
-  function _slotIsFree(SlotId slotId) internal view override returns (bool) {
-    return _slots[slotId].state == SlotState.Free;
-  }
-
   function requestEnd(RequestId requestId) public view returns (uint64) {
     RequestState state = requestState(requestId);
     if (state == RequestState.New || state == RequestState.Started) {
@@ -636,7 +632,9 @@ contract Marketplace is SlotReservations, Proofs, StateRetrieval, Endian {
     }
   }
 
-  function slotState(SlotId slotId) public view override returns (SlotState) {
+  function slotState(
+    SlotId slotId
+  ) public view override(Proofs, SlotReservations) returns (SlotState) {
     Slot storage slot = _slots[slotId];
     if (RequestId.unwrap(slot.requestId) == 0) {
       return SlotState.Free;
diff --git a/contracts/SlotReservations.sol b/contracts/SlotReservations.sol
index c1359a8..8faa87b 100644
--- a/contracts/SlotReservations.sol
+++ b/contracts/SlotReservations.sol
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ abstract contract SlotReservations {
     _config = config;
   }
 
-  function _slotIsFree(SlotId slotId) internal view virtual returns (bool);
+  function slotState(SlotId id) public view virtual returns (SlotState);
 
   function reserveSlot(RequestId requestId, uint64 slotIndex) public {
     if (!canReserveSlot(requestId, slotIndex))
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ abstract contract SlotReservations {
   ) public view returns (bool) {
     address host = msg.sender;
     SlotId slotId = Requests.slotId(requestId, slotIndex);
+    SlotState state = slotState(slotId);
     return
       // TODO: add in check for address inside of expanding window
-      _slotIsFree(slotId) &&
+      (state == SlotState.Free || state == SlotState.Repair) &&
       (_reservations[slotId].length() < _config.maxReservations) &&
       (!_reservations[slotId].contains(host));
   }
diff --git a/contracts/TestSlotReservations.sol b/contracts/TestSlotReservations.sol
index ae2d528..3793223 100644
--- a/contracts/TestSlotReservations.sol
+++ b/contracts/TestSlotReservations.sol
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ contract TestSlotReservations is SlotReservations {
     return _reservations[slotId].length();
   }
 
-  function _slotIsFree(SlotId slotId) internal view override returns (bool) {
-    return _states[slotId] == SlotState.Free;
+  function slotState(SlotId slotId) public view override returns (SlotState) {
+    return _states[slotId];
   }
 
   function setSlotState(SlotId id, SlotState state) public {
diff --git a/test/SlotReservations.test.js b/test/SlotReservations.test.js
index 04f4ced..cc91bad 100644
--- a/test/SlotReservations.test.js
+++ b/test/SlotReservations.test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ describe("SlotReservations", function () {
     reservations = reservations.connect(account)
   }
 
-  it("allows a slot to be reserved", async function () {
+  it("allows a slot to be reserved if free", async function () {
+    expect(reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.not.be.reverted
+  })
+
+  it("allows a slot to be reserved if in repair", async function () {
+    await reservations.setSlotState(id, SlotState.Repair)
     expect(reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.not.be.reverted
   })
 
@@ -59,7 +64,13 @@ describe("SlotReservations", function () {
     expect(await reservations.length(id)).to.equal(2)
   })
 
-  it("reports a slot can be reserved", async function () {
+  it("reports a slot can be reserved if free", async function () {
+    await reservations.setSlotState(id, SlotState.Free)
+    expect(await reservations.canReserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.true
+  })
+
+  it("reports a slot can be reserved if in repair", async function () {
+    await reservations.setSlotState(id, SlotState.Repair)
     expect(await reservations.canReserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.true
   })
 
@@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ describe("SlotReservations", function () {
     expect(await reservations.canReserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.false
   })
 
-  it("cannot reserve a slot if not free", async function () {
+  it("cannot reserve a slot if not free or not in repair", async function () {
     await reservations.setSlotState(id, SlotState.Filled)
     await expect(reservations.reserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.revertedWith(
       "SlotReservations_ReservationNotAllowed"
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@ describe("SlotReservations", function () {
     expect(await reservations.length(id)).to.equal(0)
   })
 
-  it("reports a slot cannot be reserved if not free", async function () {
+  it("reports a slot cannot be reserved if not free or not in repair", async function () {
     await reservations.setSlotState(id, SlotState.Filled)
     expect(await reservations.canReserveSlot(reqId, slotIndex)).to.be.false
   })