diff --git a/lib/ProxySQL_Admin.cpp b/lib/ProxySQL_Admin.cpp
index 9ac1178ff..d10a0efb3 100644
--- a/lib/ProxySQL_Admin.cpp
+++ b/lib/ProxySQL_Admin.cpp
@@ -8170,7 +8170,11 @@ void ProxySQL_Admin::load_mysql_servers_to_runtime() {
 	if (resultset) delete resultset;
 	resultset=NULL;
 
+#ifdef AURORA_TEST // temporary enabled only for testing purpose
 	query=(char *)"SELECT a.* FROM mysql_aws_aurora_hostgroups a LEFT JOIN mysql_aws_aurora_hostgroups b ON (a.writer_hostgroup=b.reader_hostgroup) WHERE b.reader_hostgroup IS NULL";
+#else
+	query=(char *)"SELECT a.* FROM mysql_aws_aurora_hostgroups a WHERE 1=0";
+#endif
 	proxy_debug(PROXY_DEBUG_ADMIN, 4, "%s\n", query);
 	admindb->execute_statement(query, &error , &cols , &affected_rows , &resultset_aws_aurora);
 	if (error) {
@@ -8179,7 +8183,6 @@ void ProxySQL_Admin::load_mysql_servers_to_runtime() {
 		// Pass the resultset to MyHGM
 		MyHGM->set_incoming_aws_aurora_hostgroups(resultset_aws_aurora);
 	}
-
 	// commit all the changes
 	MyHGM->commit();