diff --git a/src/factory/MySQLTaskImpl.cc b/src/factory/MySQLTaskImpl.cc
index 2c74fe11f7..b81f2d886d 100644
--- a/src/factory/MySQLTaskImpl.cc
+++ b/src/factory/MySQLTaskImpl.cc
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ CommMessageOut *ComplexMySQLTask::message_out()
 			 * the target was reconnected. */
 			if (target->state)
 			{
+				is_user_request_ = true;
 				errno = ECONNRESET;
 				return NULL;
 			}