diff --git a/api/proxy/proxy.go b/api/proxy/proxy.go
index a499e77639..8a551ae14d 100644
--- a/api/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/api/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (p *ClientProxy) Start() (retErr error) {
 				return
 			case connsLeft := <-p.connsLeftCh:
 				p.connectionsLeft.Store(connsLeft)
-				if p.callerConnectionsLeftCh != nil {
+				if p.callerConnectionsLeftCh != nil && p.sessionAuthzData.ConnectionLimit != -1 {
 					p.callerConnectionsLeftCh <- connsLeft
 				}