diff --git a/server/modules/filter/namedserverfilter.c b/server/modules/filter/namedserverfilter.c
index 4156e7857..cacca8155 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/namedserverfilter.c
+++ b/server/modules/filter/namedserverfilter.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ routeQuery(FILTER *instance, void *session, GWBUF *queue)
     REGEXHINT_SESSION *my_session = (REGEXHINT_SESSION *) session;
     char *sql;
 
-    if (modutil_is_SQL(queue))
+    if (modutil_is_SQL(queue) && my_session->active)
     {
         if (queue->next != NULL)
         {