diff --git a/lib/Standard_ProxySQL_Admin.cpp b/lib/Standard_ProxySQL_Admin.cpp
index 3265ba0b5..aaadf311a 100644
--- a/lib/Standard_ProxySQL_Admin.cpp
+++ b/lib/Standard_ProxySQL_Admin.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ void *child_mysql(void *arg) {
 		}
 		myds->revents=fds[0].revents;
 		myds->read_from_net();
+		if (sess->net_failure) goto __exit_child_mysql;
 		myds->read_pkts();
 		sess->to_process=1;
 		int rc=sess->handler();