diff --git a/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp b/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp
index 95929836a..11b95b73c 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void MySrvC::connect_error(int err_num) {
 		case 1044: // access denied
 		case 1045: // access denied
 		case 1049: //Unknown databas
+               case 1226: // do not increase counter to avoid Shunning if user has max_user_connections restriction
 			return;
 			break;
 		default: