diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
index 9343f0a56..a3f29fecd 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
@@ -1124,11 +1124,13 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler_special_queries(PtrSize_t *pkt) {
 		return_proxysql_internal(pkt);
 		return true;
 	}
-	if (handler_SetAutocommit(pkt) == true) {
-		return true;
-	}
-	if (handler_CommitRollback(pkt) == true) {
-		return true;
+	if (locked_on_hostgroup == -1) {
+		if (handler_SetAutocommit(pkt) == true) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (handler_CommitRollback(pkt) == true) {
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (session_type != PROXYSQL_SESSION_CLICKHOUSE) {
@@ -1177,7 +1179,7 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler_special_queries(PtrSize_t *pkt) {
 		l_free(pkt->size,pkt->ptr);
 		return true;
 	}
-	if ( (pkt->size < 60) && (pkt->size > 38) && (strncasecmp((char *)"SET SESSION character_set_server",(char *)pkt->ptr+5,32)==0) ) { // issue #601
+	if ((locked_on_hostgroup == -1) && (pkt->size < 60) && (pkt->size > 38) && (strncasecmp((char *)"SET SESSION character_set_server",(char *)pkt->ptr+5,32)==0) ) { // issue #601
 		char *idx=NULL;
 		char *p=(char *)pkt->ptr+37;
 		idx=(char *)memchr(p,'=',pkt->size-37);
@@ -1197,7 +1199,7 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler_special_queries(PtrSize_t *pkt) {
 			pkt->ptr=pkt_2.ptr;
 		}
 	}
-	if ( (pkt->size < 60) && (pkt->size > 39) && (strncasecmp((char *)"SET SESSION character_set_results",(char *)pkt->ptr+5,33)==0) ) { // like the above
+	if ((locked_on_hostgroup == -1) && (pkt->size < 60) && (pkt->size > 39) && (strncasecmp((char *)"SET SESSION character_set_results",(char *)pkt->ptr+5,33)==0) ) { // like the above
 		char *idx=NULL;
 		char *p=(char *)pkt->ptr+38;
 		idx=(char *)memchr(p,'=',pkt->size-38);
@@ -1218,7 +1220,7 @@ bool MySQL_Session::handler_special_queries(PtrSize_t *pkt) {
 		}
 	}
 	if (
-		(pkt->size < 100) && (pkt->size > 15) && (strncasecmp((char *)"SET NAMES ",(char *)pkt->ptr+5,10)==0)
+		(locked_on_hostgroup == -1) && (pkt->size < 100) && (pkt->size > 15) && (strncasecmp((char *)"SET NAMES ",(char *)pkt->ptr+5,10)==0)
 		&&
 		(memchr((const void *)((char *)pkt->ptr+5),',',pkt->size-15)==NULL) // there is no comma
 	) {