diff --git a/Modules/Quest/QuestieQuestPrivates.lua b/Modules/Quest/QuestieQuestPrivates.lua
index cbc5888..d8262b1 100644
--- a/Modules/Quest/QuestieQuestPrivates.lua
+++ b/Modules/Quest/QuestieQuestPrivates.lua
@@ -204,8 +204,12 @@ monster = function(npcId, objective)
                     and QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys["NPC"][npcId]
                     and QuestieDB.ascensionOverrideKeys["NPC"][npcId][7]
                 local hasReliableLearnedSpawns = _CountUniqueSpawnPositions(learnedSpawns) > 1
+                local staticHasSpawns = spawns and next(spawns) ~= nil
+                local canUseLearnerSpawns = dataSourceMode == "learner"
+                    or hasReliableLearnedSpawns
+                    or not staticHasSpawns
                 if learnedSpawns and next(learnedSpawns) and learnedNpc.mc and learnedNpc.mc >= threshold
-                        and hasReliableLearnedSpawns and not ascProtected then
+                        and canUseLearnerSpawns and not ascProtected then
                     Questie:Debug(Questie.DEBUG_DEVELOP, "[monster] Preferring learned spawns for NPC:", npcId, "(mc=" .. tostring(learnedNpc.mc) .. ")")
                     spawns = learnedSpawns
                     isLearned = true
@@ -280,7 +284,11 @@ object = function(objectId, objective)
             local learnedObj = ld.objects and ld.objects[objectId]
             if learnedObj and learnedObj[4] and next(learnedObj[4]) then
                 local threshold = ld.settings.minConfidencePins or 1
-                if learnedObj.mc and learnedObj.mc >= threshold then
+                local staticHasSpawns = spawns and next(spawns) ~= nil
+                local canUseLearnerSpawns = dataSourceMode == "learner"
+                    or _CountUniqueSpawnPositions(learnedObj[4]) > 1
+                    or not staticHasSpawns
+                if learnedObj.mc and learnedObj.mc >= threshold and canUseLearnerSpawns then
                     spawns = learnedObj[4]
                     isLearned = true
                 end
diff --git a/Tests/QuestieLearnerDataSourceMode_spec.lua b/Tests/QuestieLearnerDataSourceMode_spec.lua
index e2b0052..d4b1c21 100644
--- a/Tests/QuestieLearnerDataSourceMode_spec.lua
+++ b/Tests/QuestieLearnerDataSourceMode_spec.lua
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ describe("QuestieLearner data source mode", function()
         assert.is_true(has(priv, "dataSourceMode == \"none\" or dataSourceMode == \"learner\""))
         assert.is_true(has(tip, "mode ~= \"static\" and mode ~= \"none\""))
     end)
+
+    it("allows learner mode to draw pins from a single learned spawn when needed", function()
+        local priv = read("Modules/Quest/QuestieQuestPrivates.lua")
+        assert.is_true(has(priv, "local staticHasSpawns = spawns and next(spawns) ~= nil"))
+        assert.is_true(has(priv, "local canUseLearnerSpawns = dataSourceMode == \"learner\""))
+        assert.is_true(has(priv, "or not staticHasSpawns"))
+    end)
 end)
 
 describe("QuestieLearner missing base DB fallback", function()