diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java
index fb8ab0c250b81..f77a7ffc8ce8e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutor.java
@@ -529,8 +529,7 @@ private static void ensureRemoteStoreNodesCompatibility(DiscoveryNode joiningNod
         }
 
         if (STRICT.equals(remoteStoreCompatibilityMode)) {
-
-            DiscoveryNode existingNode = existingNodes.get(0);
+            DiscoveryNode existingNode = remoteRoutingTableNode.orElseGet(() -> existingNodes.get(0));
             if (joiningNode.isRemoteStoreNode()) {
                 ensureRemoteStoreNodesCompatibility(joiningNode, existingNode, reposToSkip);
             } else {
@@ -554,7 +553,9 @@ private static void ensureRemoteStoreNodesCompatibility(DiscoveryNode joiningNod
                     throw new IllegalStateException(reason);
                 }
                 if (joiningNode.isRemoteStoreNode()) {
-                    Optional<DiscoveryNode> remoteDN = existingNodes.stream().filter(DiscoveryNode::isRemoteStoreNode).findFirst();
+                    Optional<DiscoveryNode> remoteDN = remoteRoutingTableNode.isPresent()
+                        ? remoteRoutingTableNode
+                        : existingNodes.stream().filter(DiscoveryNode::isRemoteStoreNode).findFirst();
                     remoteDN.ifPresent(discoveryNode -> ensureRemoteStoreNodesCompatibility(joiningNode, discoveryNode, reposToSkip));
                 }
             }
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java
index 79751b863c6e4..9cb1bd0b57132 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/cluster/coordination/JoinTaskExecutorTests.java
@@ -1022,6 +1022,68 @@ public void testRemoteRoutingTableNodeJoinRepoPresentInBothNode() {
         JoinTaskExecutor.ensureNodesCompatibility(joiningNode, currentState.getNodes(), currentState.metadata());
     }
 
+    public void testRemoteRoutingTableNodeJoinNodeWithRemoteAndRoutingRepoDifference() {
+        Map<String, String> attr = remoteStoreNodeAttributes(SEGMENT_REPO, TRANSLOG_REPO);
+        attr.putAll(remoteRoutingTableAttributes(ROUTING_TABLE_REPO));
+        final DiscoveryNode existingNode = new DiscoveryNode(
+            UUIDs.base64UUID(),
+            buildNewFakeTransportAddress(),
+            attr,
+            DiscoveryNodeRole.BUILT_IN_ROLES,
+            Version.CURRENT
+        );
+
+        final DiscoveryNode existingNode2 = new DiscoveryNode(
+            UUIDs.base64UUID(),
+            buildNewFakeTransportAddress(),
+            remoteStoreNodeAttributes(SEGMENT_REPO, TRANSLOG_REPO),
+            DiscoveryNodeRole.BUILT_IN_ROLES,
+            Version.CURRENT
+        );
+
+        ClusterState currentState = ClusterState.builder(ClusterName.DEFAULT)
+            .nodes(DiscoveryNodes.builder().add(existingNode2).add(existingNode).localNodeId(existingNode.getId()).build())
+            .build();
+
+        DiscoveryNode joiningNode = newDiscoveryNode(attr);
+        JoinTaskExecutor.ensureNodesCompatibility(joiningNode, currentState.getNodes(), currentState.metadata());
+    }
+
+    public void testRemoteRoutingTableNodeJoinNodeWithRemoteAndRoutingRepoDifferenceMixedMode() {
+        Map<String, String> attr = remoteStoreNodeAttributes(SEGMENT_REPO, TRANSLOG_REPO);
+        attr.putAll(remoteRoutingTableAttributes(ROUTING_TABLE_REPO));
+        final DiscoveryNode existingNode = new DiscoveryNode(
+            UUIDs.base64UUID(),
+            buildNewFakeTransportAddress(),
+            attr,
+            DiscoveryNodeRole.BUILT_IN_ROLES,
+            Version.CURRENT
+        );
+
+        final DiscoveryNode existingNode2 = new DiscoveryNode(
+            UUIDs.base64UUID(),
+            buildNewFakeTransportAddress(),
+            remoteStoreNodeAttributes(SEGMENT_REPO, TRANSLOG_REPO),
+            DiscoveryNodeRole.BUILT_IN_ROLES,
+            Version.CURRENT
+        );
+
+        final Settings settings = Settings.builder()
+            .put(MIGRATION_DIRECTION_SETTING.getKey(), RemoteStoreNodeService.Direction.REMOTE_STORE)
+            .put(REMOTE_STORE_COMPATIBILITY_MODE_SETTING.getKey(), "mixed")
+            .build();
+        final Settings nodeSettings = Settings.builder().put(REMOTE_STORE_MIGRATION_EXPERIMENTAL, "true").build();
+        FeatureFlags.initializeFeatureFlags(nodeSettings);
+        Metadata metadata = Metadata.builder().persistentSettings(settings).build();
+        ClusterState currentState = ClusterState.builder(ClusterName.DEFAULT)
+            .nodes(DiscoveryNodes.builder().add(existingNode2).add(existingNode).localNodeId(existingNode.getId()).build())
+            .metadata(metadata)
+            .build();
+
+        DiscoveryNode joiningNode = newDiscoveryNode(attr);
+        JoinTaskExecutor.ensureNodesCompatibility(joiningNode, currentState.getNodes(), currentState.metadata());
+    }
+
     private void validateRepositoryMetadata(ClusterState updatedState, DiscoveryNode existingNode, int expectedRepositories)
         throws Exception {
 
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java
index e9f717dd3cf3b..aa5996d734d27 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ public void testRemoteRoutingTableInitializedWhenEnabled() {
             "test-node-id",
             repositoriesServiceSupplier,
             newSettings,
-            clusterService,
+            clusterSettings,
             () -> 0L,
             threadPool,
             List.of(new RemoteIndexPathUploader(threadPool, newSettings, repositoriesServiceSupplier, clusterSettings))