diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a43948eb8..900c06e13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This project follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org) guidelines.
 ### Fixed
 * `[rc.2]` — Fixes bad API behavior on `/user` routes.
 * `[rc.2]` — Fixes Admin CP user editing resetting a password on users unintentionally.
+* `[rc.2]` — Fixes bug with server creation API endpoint that would fail to validate `allocation.default` correctly.
 
 ### Added
 * Added ability to search the following API endpoints: list users, list servers, and list locations.
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Servers/StoreServerRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Servers/StoreServerRequest.php
index 2c95ab52b..6b4473ab3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Servers/StoreServerRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Api/Application/Servers/StoreServerRequest.php
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class StoreServerRequest extends ApplicationApiRequest
         $validator->sometimes('allocation.default', [
             'required', 'integer', 'bail',
             Rule::exists('allocations', 'id')->where(function ($query) {
-                $query->where('node_id', $this->input('node_id'));
                 $query->whereNull('server_id');
             }),
         ], function ($input) {
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ class StoreServerRequest extends ApplicationApiRequest
         $validator->sometimes('allocation.additional.*', [
             'integer',
             Rule::exists('allocations', 'id')->where(function ($query) {
-                $query->where('node_id', $this->input('node_id'));
                 $query->whereNull('server_id');
             }),
         ], function ($input) {