diff --git a/docs/changelog/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/changelog/CHANGELOG.md
index b9a1e5b8c..80254a6fe 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ See also [LTS releases](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/lts-releases/).
 * BUGFIX: [vmalert-tool](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert-tool/): reduce the initial health check interval for datasource. This reduces the time spent on evaluating rules by vmalert-tool. See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/6970).
 * BUGFIX: [vmalert-tool](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert-tool/): allow specifying empty labels list `labels: '{}'` in the same way as promtool does. This improves compatibility between these tools.
 
+* BUGFIX: [VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/cluster-victoriametrics/): properly apply replication factor when storage node groups are used and replication factor is configured via global value such as `-replicationFactor=2`. Previously, global replication factor was ignored for storage node groups. See [these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/cluster-victoriametrics/#vmstorage-groups-at-vmselect) for more information about storage groups configuration.
+
 ## [v1.104.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.104.0)
 
 Released at 2024-10-02
diff --git a/lib/flagutil/dict.go b/lib/flagutil/dict.go
index a7ae57393..25f5f09dd 100644
--- a/lib/flagutil/dict.go
+++ b/lib/flagutil/dict.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func (di *DictInt) Set(value string) error {
 		di.kvs = append(di.kvs, kIntValue{
 			v: v,
 		})
+		di.defaultValue = v
 		return nil
 	}
 	for _, x := range values {
diff --git a/lib/flagutil/dict_test.go b/lib/flagutil/dict_test.go
index d1aebb1dc..2df07991a 100644
--- a/lib/flagutil/dict_test.go
+++ b/lib/flagutil/dict_test.go
@@ -109,5 +109,5 @@ func TestDictIntGet(t *testing.T) {
 	f("foo:42", "", 123, 123)
 	f("foo:42", "foo", 123, 42)
 	f("532", "", 123, 532)
-	f("532", "foo", 123, 123)
+	f("532", "foo", 123, 532)
 }