diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_file.c b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_file.c
index a83f0c598..339ec8125 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_file.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_file.c
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@ struct	stat	statb;
 	{
 		if (pos > router->binlog_position && !router->rotating)
 		{
-			/* Unsafe position, slave will be disconnected by the calling routine */
-			snprintf(errmsg, BINLOG_ERROR_MSG_LEN, "Requested binlog position %lu. Position is unsafe so disconnecting. "
+			snprintf(errmsg, BINLOG_ERROR_MSG_LEN, "Requested binlog position %lu is unsafe. "
 				"Latest safe position %lu, end of binlog file %lu",
 				pos, router->binlog_position, router->current_pos);
 
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_slave.c b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_slave.c
index 8908672b7..26dfd19f1 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_slave.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/blr_slave.c
@@ -1962,6 +1962,7 @@ char read_errmsg[BINLOG_ERROR_MSG_LEN+1];
 #ifdef BLSLAVE_IN_FILE
         slave->file = file;
 #endif
+	int events_before = slave->stats.n_events;
 
 	while (burst-- && burst_size > 0 &&
 		(record = blr_read_binlog(router, file, slave->binlog_pos, &hdr, read_errmsg)) != NULL)
@@ -2103,24 +2104,16 @@ char read_errmsg[BINLOG_ERROR_MSG_LEN+1];
 
 		if (hdr.ok == SLAVE_POS_READ_UNSAFE) {
 
-			MXS_ERROR("%s: Slave %s:%i, server-id %d, binlog '%s', %s",
+			MXS_NOTICE("%s: Slave %s:%i, server-id %d, binlog '%s', read %d events, "
+				"current committed transaction event being sent: %lu, %s",
 				router->service->name,
 				slave->dcb->remote,
 				ntohs((slave->dcb->ipv4).sin_port),
 				slave->serverid,
 				slave->binlogfile,
+				slave->stats.n_events - events_before,
+				router->current_safe_event,
 				read_errmsg);
-
-			/*
-			 * Close the slave session and socket
-			 * The slave will try to reconnect
-			 */
-			dcb_close(slave->dcb);
-
-#ifndef BLFILE_IN_SLAVE
-                        blr_close_binlog(router, file);
-#endif
-			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	spinlock_acquire(&slave->catch_lock);