diff --git a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
index c3bf11a14e..fcfb191717 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ do_syncrepl(
 				} else {
 					connection_client_enable( s );
 				}
-			} else {
+			} else if ( !first ) {
 				dostop = 1;
 			}
 		} else {