diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/PriorityTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/PriorityTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy.java
index d911aef7d35..8d52bcc81b9 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/PriorityTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/PriorityTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class PriorityTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy implements TieredBrokerSelecto
       @JsonProperty("maxPriority") Integer maxPriority
   )
   {
-    this.minPriority = minPriority == null ? 0 : minPriority;
+    this.minPriority = minPriority == null ? 1 : minPriority;
     this.maxPriority = maxPriority == null ? 1 : maxPriority;
   }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/TieredBrokerConfig.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/TieredBrokerConfig.java
index 283b9d23e7f..c23a15dff61 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/TieredBrokerConfig.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/router/TieredBrokerConfig.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class TieredBrokerConfig
   @NotNull
   private List<TieredBrokerSelectorStrategy> strategies = Arrays.asList(
       new TimeBoundaryTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy(),
-      new PriorityTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy(0, 0)
+      new PriorityTieredBrokerSelectorStrategy(1, 1)
   );
 
   // tier, <bard, numThreads>