diff --git a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/MySQLBackend/mysql_backend.c b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/MySQLBackend/mysql_backend.c
index 53a9908bc..be3884262 100644
--- a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/MySQLBackend/mysql_backend.c
+++ b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/MySQLBackend/mysql_backend.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ gw_read_backend_event(DCB *dcb)
 
 static void do_handle_error(DCB *dcb, mxs_error_action_t action, const char *errmsg)
 {
-    bool succp = false;
+    bool succp = true;
     MXS_SESSION *session = dcb->session;
 
     if (!dcb->dcb_errhandle_called)