diff --git a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc
index 0055b528b..d9cf55327 100644
--- a/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc
+++ b/server/modules/protocol/MySQL/mariadbclient/mysql_client.cc
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ static int gw_client_hangup_event(DCB *dcb)
         goto retblock;
     }
 
-    if (!session_valid_for_pool(session))
+    if (session->state != SESSION_STATE_DUMMY && !session_valid_for_pool(session))
     {
         // The client did not send a COM_QUIT packet
         modutil_send_mysql_err_packet(dcb, 0, 0, 1927, "08S01", "Connection killed by MaxScale");