diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c
index 87d31207d4..9c16fab2a8 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ bdb_monitor_db_init( BackendDB *be )
 {
 	struct bdb_info		*bdb = (struct bdb_info *) be->be_private;
 
+	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if ( bdb_monitor_initialize() == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		/* monitoring in back-bdb is on by default */
 		SLAP_DBFLAGS( be ) |= SLAP_DBFLAG_MONITORING;
@@ -304,6 +308,10 @@ bdb_monitor_db_open( BackendDB *be )
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	mi = backend_info( "monitor" );
 	if ( !mi || !mi->bi_extra ) {
 		SLAP_DBFLAGS( be ) ^= SLAP_DBFLAG_MONITORING;
@@ -500,6 +508,10 @@ bdb_monitor_db_close( BackendDB *be )
 {
 	struct bdb_info		*bdb = (struct bdb_info *) be->be_private;
 
+	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &bdb->bi_monitor.bdm_filter ) ) {
 		BackendInfo		*mi = backend_info( "monitor" );
 		monitor_extra_t		*mbe;
@@ -529,5 +541,9 @@ bdb_monitor_db_close( BackendDB *be )
 int
 bdb_monitor_db_destroy( BackendDB *be )
 {
+	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }