diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenRegIdMappingRepo.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenRegIdMappingRepo.java
index 866b2137..d296b231 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenRegIdMappingRepo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenRegIdMappingRepo.java
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ MBeneficiaryregidmapping findFirstByProviderServiceMapIDAndVehicalNoOrderByBenRe
 
 	Long countByProvisioned(Boolean isProvisioned);
 
+	/**
+	 * Count of BenRegIds that are genuinely claimable right now — i.e. not
+	 * provisioned AND not reserved. countByProvisioned(false) alone overstates
+	 * availability because it also counts rows claimed (Reserved=true) by an
+	 * in-flight registration that was later abandoned/crashed before completing.
+	 */
+	Long countByProvisionedAndReserved(Boolean isProvisioned, Boolean isReserved);
+
 	@Transactional
 	@Modifying
 	@Query("update MBeneficiaryregidmapping set providerServiceMapID = null , vehicalNo = null "
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/IdentityService.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/IdentityService.java
index 0d965dd5..7f4989d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/IdentityService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/IdentityService.java
@@ -2201,7 +2201,10 @@ public int importBenIdToLocalServer(List<BenIdImportDTO> benIdImportDTOList) {
     }
 
     public Long checkBenIDAvailabilityLocal() {
-        return regIdRepo.countByProvisioned(false);
+        // Provisioned=false alone also counts rows claimed (Reserved=true) by an
+        // abandoned/crashed registration attempt that never completed. Those are
+        // not actually available to a new registration, so exclude them here.
+        return regIdRepo.countByProvisionedAndReserved(false, false);
 
     }