diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/placement_connection.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/placement_connection.c
index ee9aa0c50..2a6f59683 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/placement_connection.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/placement_connection.c
@@ -592,6 +592,14 @@ FindPlacementListConnection(int flags, List *placementAccessList, const char *us
 								"modified over multiple connections")));
 			}
 		}
+		else if (accessType == PLACEMENT_ACCESS_SELECT &&
+				 placementEntry->hasSecondaryConnections)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Two separate connections have already selected from this placements.
+			 * There is no benefit to using this connection.
+			 */
+		}
 		else if (CanUseExistingConnection(flags, userName, placementConnection))
 		{
 			/*
@@ -599,7 +607,6 @@ FindPlacementListConnection(int flags, List *placementAccessList, const char *us
 			 */
 
 			Assert(placementConnection != NULL);
-
 			chosenConnection = placementConnection->connection;
 
 			if (placementConnection->hadDDL || placementConnection->hadDML)