diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriver.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriver.java
index 5256f56fa6..7c5bfaa04b 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriver.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriver.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public int compare( BoltServerAddress o1, BoltServerAddress o2 )
         }
     };
     private static final int MIN_SERVERS = 1;
+    private static final int CONNECTION_RETRIES = 3;
     private final ConnectionPool connections;
     private final BiFunction<Connection,Logger,Session> sessionProvider;
     private final Clock clock;
@@ -138,11 +139,11 @@ private void getServers()
         {
             boolean success = false;
 
-            ConcurrentRoundRobinSet<BoltServerAddress> routers = new ConcurrentRoundRobinSet<>( routingServers );
+            final ConcurrentRoundRobinSet<BoltServerAddress> newRouters = new ConcurrentRoundRobinSet<>(  );
             final Set<BoltServerAddress> seen = forgetAllServers();
-            while ( !routers.isEmpty() && !success )
+            while ( !routingServers.isEmpty() && !success )
             {
-                address = routers.hop();
+                address = routingServers.hop();
                 success = call( address, GET_SERVERS, new Consumer<Record>()
                 {
                     @Override
@@ -162,12 +163,19 @@ public void accept( Record record )
                                 writeServers.addAll( server.addresses() );
                                 break;
                             case "ROUTE":
-                                routingServers.addAll( server.addresses() );
+                                newRouters.addAll( server.addresses() );
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 } );
+                //We got trough but server gave us an empty list of routers
+                if (success && newRouters.isEmpty()) {
+                    success = false;
+                } else if (success) {
+                    routingServers.clear();
+                    routingServers.addAll( newRouters );
+                }
             }
             if ( !success )
             {
@@ -249,7 +257,7 @@ private boolean call( BoltServerAddress address, String procedureName, Consumer<
                 recorder.accept( records.next() );
             }
         }
-        catch ( ConnectionFailureException e )
+        catch ( Throwable e )
         {
             forget( address );
             return false;
@@ -306,18 +314,36 @@ public void onWriteFailure( BoltServerAddress address )
 
     private Connection acquireConnection( AccessMode role )
     {
-        //Potentially rediscover servers if we are not happy with our current knowledge
-        checkServers();
-
+        ConcurrentRoundRobinSet<BoltServerAddress> servers;
         switch ( role )
         {
         case READ:
-            return connections.acquire( readServers.hop() );
+            servers = readServers;
+            break;
         case WRITE:
-            return connections.acquire( writeServers.hop() );
+            servers = writeServers;
+            break;
         default:
             throw new ClientException( role + " is not supported for creating new sessions" );
         }
+
+        //Potentially rediscover servers if we are not happy with our current knowledge
+        checkServers();
+        int numberOfServers = servers.size();
+        for ( int i = 0; i < numberOfServers; i++ )
+        {
+            BoltServerAddress address = servers.hop();
+            try
+            {
+                return connections.acquire( address );
+            }
+            catch ( ConnectionFailureException e )
+            {
+                forget( address );
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new ConnectionFailureException( "Failed to connect to any servers" );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriverStubTest.java b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriverStubTest.java
index 2c0a69a2fc..5bcbb0c938 100644
--- a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriverStubTest.java
+++ b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/RoutingDriverStubTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import org.neo4j.driver.v1.GraphDatabase;
 import org.neo4j.driver.v1.Record;
 import org.neo4j.driver.v1.Session;
+import org.neo4j.driver.v1.exceptions.ConnectionFailureException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.v1.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.v1.exceptions.SessionExpiredException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.v1.util.Function;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.empty;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;
@@ -331,6 +333,37 @@ public void shouldForgetEndpointsOnFailure() throws IOException, InterruptedExce
         assertThat( server.exitStatus(), equalTo( 0 ) );
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldForgetEndpointsOnFailedSessionAcquisition() throws IOException, InterruptedException, StubServer.ForceKilled
+    {
+        // Given
+        StubServer server = StubServer.start( resource( "acquire_endpoints.script" ), 9001 );
+
+        //no read servers
+
+        URI uri = URI.create( "bolt+routing://127.0.0.1:9001" );
+        RoutingDriver driver = (RoutingDriver) GraphDatabase.driver( uri, config );
+        try
+        {
+            driver.session( AccessMode.READ );
+            fail();
+        }
+        catch ( ConnectionFailureException e )
+        {
+            //ignore
+        }
+
+        assertThat( driver.readServers(), empty() );
+        assertThat( driver.writeServers(), hasSize( 2 ) );
+        assertFalse( driver.connectionPool().hasAddress( address( 9005 ) ) );
+        assertFalse( driver.connectionPool().hasAddress( address( 9006 ) ) );
+        driver.close();
+
+        // Finally
+        assertThat( server.exitStatus(), equalTo( 0 ) );
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     public void shouldRediscoverIfNecessaryOnSessionAcquisition()
             throws IOException, InterruptedException, StubServer.ForceKilled