diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
index e2483a372..8f65905f6 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
@@ -3342,46 +3342,48 @@ handler_again:
 						goto handler_again;
 					}
 					if (mirror==false) { // do not care about autocommit and charset if mirror
-						if (handler_again___verify_init_connect()) {
-							goto handler_again;
-						}
-						if (ldap_ctx) {
-							if (handler_again___verify_ldap_user_variable()) {
+						if (mybe->server_myds->DSS == STATE_READY) {
+							if (handler_again___verify_init_connect()) {
 								goto handler_again;
 							}
-						}
-						if (handler_again___verify_backend_charset()) {
-							goto handler_again;
-						}
-						if (handler_again___verify_backend_autocommit()) {
-							goto handler_again;
-						}
-						if (handler_again___verify_backend_sql_log_bin()) {
-							goto handler_again;
-						}
-						if (handler_again___verify_backend_sql_mode()) {
-							goto handler_again;
-						}
-						if (handler_again___verify_backend_time_zone()) {
-							goto handler_again;
-						}
-					if (status==PROCESSING_STMT_EXECUTE) {
-						CurrentQuery.mysql_stmt=myconn->local_stmts->find_backend_stmt_by_global_id(CurrentQuery.stmt_global_id);
-						if (CurrentQuery.mysql_stmt==NULL) {
-							MySQL_STMT_Global_info *stmt_info=NULL;
-							// the connection we too doesn't have the prepared statements prepared
-							// we try to create it now
-							stmt_info=GloMyStmt->find_prepared_statement_by_stmt_id(CurrentQuery.stmt_global_id);
-							CurrentQuery.QueryLength=stmt_info->query_length;
-							CurrentQuery.QueryPointer=(unsigned char *)stmt_info->query;
-							previous_status.push(PROCESSING_STMT_EXECUTE);
-							NEXT_IMMEDIATE(PROCESSING_STMT_PREPARE);
-							if (CurrentQuery.stmt_global_id!=stmt_info->statement_id) {
-								PROXY_TRACE();
+							if (ldap_ctx) {
+								if (handler_again___verify_ldap_user_variable()) {
+									goto handler_again;
+								}
+							}
+							if (handler_again___verify_backend_charset()) {
+								goto handler_again;
+							}
+							if (handler_again___verify_backend_autocommit()) {
+								goto handler_again;
+							}
+							if (handler_again___verify_backend_sql_log_bin()) {
+								goto handler_again;
+							}
+							if (handler_again___verify_backend_sql_mode()) {
+								goto handler_again;
+							}
+							if (handler_again___verify_backend_time_zone()) {
+								goto handler_again;
+							}
+							if (status==PROCESSING_STMT_EXECUTE) {
+								CurrentQuery.mysql_stmt=myconn->local_stmts->find_backend_stmt_by_global_id(CurrentQuery.stmt_global_id);
+								if (CurrentQuery.mysql_stmt==NULL) {
+									MySQL_STMT_Global_info *stmt_info=NULL;
+									// the connection we too doesn't have the prepared statements prepared
+									// we try to create it now
+									stmt_info=GloMyStmt->find_prepared_statement_by_stmt_id(CurrentQuery.stmt_global_id);
+									CurrentQuery.QueryLength=stmt_info->query_length;
+									CurrentQuery.QueryPointer=(unsigned char *)stmt_info->query;
+									previous_status.push(PROCESSING_STMT_EXECUTE);
+									NEXT_IMMEDIATE(PROCESSING_STMT_PREPARE);
+									if (CurrentQuery.stmt_global_id!=stmt_info->statement_id) {
+										PROXY_TRACE();
+									}
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
-					}
 				}
 
 				if (myconn->async_state_machine==ASYNC_IDLE) {
@@ -5827,6 +5829,11 @@ void MySQL_Session::add_ldap_comment_to_pkt(PtrSize_t *_pkt) {
 
 void MySQL_Session::finishQuery(MySQL_Data_Stream *myds, MySQL_Connection *myconn, bool prepared_stmt_with_no_params) {
 					myds->myconn->reduce_auto_increment_delay_token();
+					if (locked_on_hostgroup >= 0) {
+						if (qpo->multiplex == -1) {
+							myds->myconn->set_status_no_multiplex(true);
+						}
+					}
 					if (mysql_thread___multiplexing && (myds->myconn->reusable==true) && myds->myconn->IsActiveTransaction()==false && myds->myconn->MultiplexDisabled()==false) {
 						if (mysql_thread___connection_delay_multiplex_ms && mirror==false) {
 							myds->wait_until=thread->curtime+mysql_thread___connection_delay_multiplex_ms*1000;