diff --git a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc
index 2e6b8f903..f91b3591d 100644
--- a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc
+++ b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc
@@ -1859,7 +1859,6 @@ static int route_by_statement(MXS_SESSION* session, uint64_t capabilities, GWBUF
         {
             // TODO: Do this only when RCAP_TYPE_CONTIGUOUS_INPUT is requested
             packetbuf = gwbuf_make_contiguous(packetbuf);
-            session_retain_statement(session, packetbuf);
 
             MySQLProtocol* proto = (MySQLProtocol*)session->client_dcb->protocol;
 
@@ -1869,6 +1868,11 @@ static int route_by_statement(MXS_SESSION* session, uint64_t capabilities, GWBUF
             if (!proto->changing_user && !session_is_load_active(session))
             {
                 update_current_command(session->client_dcb, packetbuf);
+
+                if (mxs_mysql_command_will_respond(proto->current_command))
+                {
+                    session_retain_statement(session, packetbuf);
+                }
             }
 
             if (rcap_type_required(capabilities, RCAP_TYPE_CONTIGUOUS_INPUT))