diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
index ab9a8c452..1acc368d9 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
@@ -2623,7 +2623,8 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler_again___status_CHANGING_USER_SERVER(int *_rc) {
 		__sync_fetch_and_add(&MyHGM->status.backend_change_user, 1);
 		myds->myconn->userinfo->set(client_myds->myconn->userinfo);
 		myds->myconn->reset();
-		st=previous_status.top();
+		myds->DSS = STATE_MARIADB_GENERIC;
+		st = previous_status.top();
 		previous_status.pop();
 		NEXT_IMMEDIATE_NEW(st);
 	} else {