diff --git a/contrib/postgres_fdw/connection.c b/contrib/postgres_fdw/connection.c
index 192f8011160..e1e296c5859 100644
--- a/contrib/postgres_fdw/connection.c
+++ b/contrib/postgres_fdw/connection.c
@@ -1389,15 +1389,12 @@ pgfdw_reject_incomplete_xact_state_change(ConnCacheEntry *entry)
 	if (entry->conn == NULL || !entry->changing_xact_state)
 		return;
 
-	/* make sure this entry is inactive */
-	disconnect_pg_server(entry);
-
 	/* find server name to be shown in the message below */
 	server = GetForeignServer(entry->serverid);
 
 	ereport(ERROR,
 			(errcode(ERRCODE_CONNECTION_EXCEPTION),
-			 errmsg("connection to server \"%s\" was lost",
+			 errmsg("connection to server \"%s\" cannot be used due to abort cleanup failure",
 					server->servername)));
 }