diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/bolt/routedimpl/RoutedBoltConnection.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/bolt/routedimpl/RoutedBoltConnection.java
index 1c33772a14..044761a1d2 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/bolt/routedimpl/RoutedBoltConnection.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/bolt/routedimpl/RoutedBoltConnection.java
@@ -183,14 +183,12 @@ public CompletionStage<BoltConnection> clear() {
     @Override
     public CompletionStage<Void> flush(ResponseHandler handler) {
         return delegate.flush(new ResponseHandler() {
-            private Throwable error;
+            boolean notifyHandler = true;
 
             @Override
             public void onError(Throwable throwable) {
-                if (error == null) {
-                    error = handledError(throwable);
-                    handler.onError(error);
-                }
+                handler.onError(handledError(throwable, notifyHandler));
+                notifyHandler = false;
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -306,34 +304,36 @@ public boolean telemetrySupported() {
         return delegate.telemetrySupported();
     }
 
-    private Throwable handledError(Throwable receivedError) {
+    private Throwable handledError(Throwable receivedError, boolean notifyHandler) {
         var error = FutureUtil.completionExceptionCause(receivedError);
 
-        if (error instanceof ServiceUnavailableException) {
-            return handledServiceUnavailableException(((ServiceUnavailableException) error));
-        } else if (error instanceof ClientException) {
-            return handledClientException(((ClientException) error));
-        } else if (error instanceof TransientException) {
-            return handledTransientException(((TransientException) error));
+        if (error instanceof ServiceUnavailableException exception) {
+            return handledServiceUnavailableException(exception, notifyHandler);
+        } else if (error instanceof ClientException exception) {
+            return handledClientException(exception, notifyHandler);
+        } else if (error instanceof TransientException exception) {
+            return handledTransientException(exception, notifyHandler);
         } else {
             return error;
         }
     }
 
-    private Throwable handledServiceUnavailableException(ServiceUnavailableException e) {
-        routingTableHandler.onConnectionFailure(serverAddress());
+    private Throwable handledServiceUnavailableException(ServiceUnavailableException e, boolean notifyHandler) {
+        if (notifyHandler) {
+            routingTableHandler.onConnectionFailure(serverAddress());
+        }
         return new SessionExpiredException(format("Server at %s is no longer available", serverAddress()), e);
     }
 
-    private Throwable handledTransientException(TransientException e) {
+    private Throwable handledTransientException(TransientException e, boolean notifyHandler) {
         var errorCode = e.code();
-        if (Objects.equals(errorCode, "Neo.TransientError.General.DatabaseUnavailable")) {
+        if (Objects.equals(errorCode, "Neo.TransientError.General.DatabaseUnavailable") && notifyHandler) {
             routingTableHandler.onConnectionFailure(serverAddress());
         }
         return e;
     }
 
-    private Throwable handledClientException(ClientException e) {
+    private Throwable handledClientException(ClientException e, boolean notifyHandler) {
         if (isFailureToWrite(e)) {
             // The server is unaware of the session mode, so we have to implement this logic in the driver.
             // In the future, we might be able to move this logic to the server.
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ private Throwable handledClientException(ClientException e) {
                             null);
                 }
                 case WRITE -> {
-                    routingTableHandler.onWriteFailure(serverAddress());
+                    if (notifyHandler) {
+                        routingTableHandler.onWriteFailure(serverAddress());
+                    }
                     return new SessionExpiredException(
                             format("Server at %s no longer accepts writes", serverAddress()));
                 }