diff --git a/src/odyssey/sources/backend.c b/src/odyssey/sources/backend.c
index fac07f711f6a..c0e12072341d 100644
--- a/src/odyssey/sources/backend.c
+++ b/src/odyssey/sources/backend.c
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ void od_backend_error(od_server_t *server, char *context, char *data,
 
 			if (server->client != NULL &&
 				((od_client_t *)server->client)->type == OD_POOL_CLIENT_EXTERNAL)
-				od_frontend_fatal(server->client, KIWI_CONNECTION_DOES_NOT_EXIST, error.hint);
+					od_frontend_error(server->client, KIWI_CONNECTION_DOES_NOT_EXIST,
+						error.hint, od_io_error(&server->io));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/odyssey/sources/frontend.c b/src/odyssey/sources/frontend.c
index f01b3c88a197..826afc79a3dc 100644
--- a/src/odyssey/sources/frontend.c
+++ b/src/odyssey/sources/frontend.c
@@ -1909,14 +1909,6 @@ static void od_frontend_cleanup(od_client_t *client, char *context,
 	if (od_frontend_status_is_err(status)) {
 		od_error_logger_store_err(l, status);
 
-		if (yb_is_route_invalid(client->route)) {
-			if (client->type == OD_POOL_CLIENT_EXTERNAL)
-				od_frontend_fatal(
-					client, KIWI_CONNECTION_FAILURE,
-					"Database might have been dropped by another user");
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if (route->extra_logging_enabled &&
 		    !od_route_is_dynamic(route)) {
 			od_error_logger_store_err(route->err_logger, status);