diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc
index 93e70a2f5..9271c424c 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplit_route_stmt.cc
@@ -609,16 +609,9 @@ bool RWSplitSession::route_session_write(GWBUF* querybuf, uint8_t command, uint3
     }
     else
     {
-        std::string status;
-        for (const auto& a : m_backends)
-        {
-            status += "\n";
-            status += a->get_verbose_status();
-        }
-
-        MXS_ERROR("Could not route session command: %s. Connection information: %s",
+        MXS_ERROR("Could not route session command: %s. Connection status: %s",
                   attempted_write ? "Write to all backends failed" : "All connections have failed",
-                  status.c_str());
+                  get_verbose_status().c_str());
     }
 
     return nsucc;
@@ -669,8 +662,8 @@ RWBackend* RWSplitSession::get_master_backend()
         else
         {
             MXS_ERROR("Cannot choose server '%s' as the master because it is not "
-                      "in use and a new connection to it cannot be created.",
-                      master->name());
+                      "in use and a new connection to it cannot be created. Connection status: %s",
+                      master->name(), get_verbose_status().c_str());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc
index 5b169396b..2bf63395c 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.cc
@@ -1254,25 +1254,17 @@ bool RWSplitSession::handle_error_new_connection(DCB* backend_dcb, GWBUF* errmsg
         route_stored_query();
     }
 
-    bool succp = false;
+    bool ok = can_recover_servers() || can_continue_session();
 
-    if (!can_recover_servers())
+    if (!ok)
     {
-        succp = can_continue_session();
-
-        if (!succp)
-        {
-            MXS_ERROR("Unable to continue session as all connections have failed, "
-                      "last server to fail was '%s'.", backend->name());
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Try to replace failed connections
-        succp = open_connections();
+        MXS_ERROR("Unable to continue session as all connections have failed and "
+                  "new connections cannot be created. Last server to fail was '%s'.",
+                  backend->name());
+        MXS_INFO("Connection status: %s", get_verbose_status().c_str());
     }
 
-    return succp;
+    return ok;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh
index e4821aca2..97da7476e 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/rwsplitsession.hh
@@ -262,6 +262,19 @@ private:
                            });
     }
 
+    std::string get_verbose_status()
+    {
+        std::string status;
+
+        for (const auto& a : m_backends)
+        {
+            status += "\n";
+            status += a->get_verbose_status();
+        }
+
+        return status;
+    }
+
     inline bool is_large_query(GWBUF* buf)
     {
         uint32_t buflen = gwbuf_length(buf);