diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/planner/multi_join_order.c b/src/backend/distributed/planner/multi_join_order.c
index 5c08b7b24..cdfd94cc5 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/planner/multi_join_order.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/planner/multi_join_order.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ SinglePartitionJoin(JoinOrderNode *currentJoinNode, TableEntry *candidateTable,
 									 currentPartitionMethod,
 									 currentAnchorTable);
 		}
-		else
+		else if (candidatePartitionMethod == DISTRIBUTE_BY_RANGE)
 		{
 			return MakeJoinOrderNode(candidateTable, SINGLE_RANGE_PARTITION_JOIN,
 									 currentPartitionColumnList,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/non_colocated_join_order.out b/src/test/regress/expected/non_colocated_join_order.out
index e8e95f8be..bf3ca55ae 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/non_colocated_join_order.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/non_colocated_join_order.out
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SET citus.shard_replication_factor to 1;
 -- for interval [8,10] repartition join logic will be triggered.
 SET citus.enable_repartition_joins to ON;
 SELECT count(*) FROM test_table_1, test_table_2 WHERE test_table_1.id = test_table_2.id;
-LOG:  join order: [ "test_table_1" ][ single range partition join "test_table_2" ]
+LOG:  join order: [ "test_table_1" ][ dual partition join "test_table_2" ]
  count
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
      9