diff --git a/server/core/monitor.c b/server/core/monitor.c
index fbfbea784..85cca4190 100644
--- a/server/core/monitor.c
+++ b/server/core/monitor.c
@@ -1055,3 +1055,16 @@ void mon_log_state_change(MONITOR_SERVERS *ptr)
     free(prev);
     free(next);
 }
+
+void mon_hangup_failed_servers(MONITOR *monitor)
+{
+    for (MONITOR_SERVERS *ptr = monitor->databases; ptr; ptr = ptr->next)
+    {
+        if (mon_status_changed(ptr) &&
+            (!(SERVER_IS_RUNNING(ptr->server)) ||
+             !(SERVER_IS_IN_CLUSTER(ptr->server))))
+        {
+            dcb_hangup_foreach(ptr->server);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/include/monitor.h b/server/include/monitor.h
index 97f717958..600e1365a 100644
--- a/server/include/monitor.h
+++ b/server/include/monitor.h
@@ -222,4 +222,13 @@ connect_result_t mon_connect_to_db(MONITOR* mon, MONITOR_SERVERS *database);
 void mon_log_connect_error(MONITOR_SERVERS* database, connect_result_t rval);
 void mon_log_state_change(MONITOR_SERVERS *ptr);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Hangup connections to failed servers
+ *
+ * Injects hangup events for DCB that are connected to servers that are down.
+ *
+ * @param monitor Monitor object
+ */
+void mon_hangup_failed_servers(MONITOR *monitor);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c
index d94994377..31aea325b 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon.c
@@ -538,16 +538,9 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
                           STRSRVSTATUS(ptr->server));
             }
 
-            if (!(SERVER_IS_RUNNING(ptr->server)) ||
-                !(SERVER_IS_IN_CLUSTER(ptr->server)))
-            {
-                dcb_hangup_foreach(ptr->server);
-            }
-
             if (SERVER_IS_DOWN(ptr->server))
             {
                 /** Increase this server'e error count */
-                dcb_hangup_foreach(ptr->server);
                 ptr->mon_err_count += 1;
 
             }
@@ -653,6 +646,8 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
             }
             ptr = ptr->next;
         }
+
+        mon_hangup_failed_servers(mon);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c b/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c
index 0ad8b9873..16bfb2125 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mmmon.c
@@ -599,15 +599,6 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
             /* monitor current node */
             monitorDatabase(mon, ptr);
 
-            if (mon_status_changed(ptr))
-            {
-                if (!(SERVER_IS_RUNNING(ptr->server)) ||
-                    !(SERVER_IS_IN_CLUSTER(ptr->server)))
-                {
-                    dcb_hangup_foreach(ptr->server);
-                }
-            }
-
             if (mon_status_changed(ptr) ||
                 mon_print_fail_status(ptr))
             {
@@ -679,6 +670,8 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
             }
             ptr = ptr->next;
         }
+
+        mon_hangup_failed_servers(mon);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c b/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
index 4305505c2..1046fea10 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/mysql_mon.c
@@ -860,22 +860,6 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
                                ptr->server->name,
                                ptr->server->port);
                 }
-                /**
-                 * Here we say: If the server's state changed
-                 * so that it isn't running or some other way
-                 * lost cluster membership, call call-back function
-                 * of every DCB for which such callback was
-                 * registered for this kind of issue (DCB_REASON_...)
-                 */
-                if (!(SERVER_IS_RUNNING(ptr->server)) ||
-                    !(SERVER_IS_IN_CLUSTER(ptr->server)))
-                {
-                    dcb_hangup_foreach(ptr->server);
-                }
-
-
-
-
             }
 
             if (mon_status_changed(ptr))
@@ -1090,6 +1074,8 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
                 ptr = ptr->next;
             }
         }
+
+        mon_hangup_failed_servers(mon);
     } /*< while (1) */
 }
 
diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c b/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c
index b0b1cdef6..c872c686c 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/ndbclustermon.c
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ monitorMain(void *arg)
             }
             ptr = ptr->next;
         }
+
+        mon_hangup_failed_servers(mon);
     }
 }