diff --git a/sources/backend.c b/sources/backend.c
index bd7236044..3e1ea4725 100644
--- a/sources/backend.c
+++ b/sources/backend.c
@@ -695,10 +695,13 @@ int od_backend_update_parameter(od_server_t *server, char *context, char *data,
 }
 
 int od_backend_ready_wait(od_server_t *server, char *context, int count,
-			  uint32_t time_ms)
+			  uint32_t time_ms, uint32_t ignore_errors)
 {
 	od_instance_t *instance = server->global->instance;
 	int ready = 0;
+	int query_rc;
+	query_rc = 0;
+
 	for (;;) {
 		machine_msg_t *msg;
 		msg = od_read(&server->io, time_ms);
@@ -730,17 +733,20 @@ int od_backend_ready_wait(od_server_t *server, char *context, int count,
 			od_backend_error(server, context, machine_msg_data(msg),
 					 machine_msg_size(msg));
 			machine_msg_free(msg);
-			continue;
+			if (!ignore_errors) {
+				query_rc = -1;
+			}
 		} else if (type == KIWI_BE_READY_FOR_QUERY) {
 			od_backend_ready(server, machine_msg_data(msg),
 					 machine_msg_size(msg));
 			ready++;
 			if (ready == count) {
 				machine_msg_free(msg);
-				return 0;
+				return query_rc;
 			}
+		} else {
+			machine_msg_free(msg);
 		}
-		machine_msg_free(msg);
 	}
 	/* never reached */
 }
@@ -776,13 +782,13 @@ od_retcode_t od_backend_query_send(od_server_t *server, char *context,
 
 od_retcode_t od_backend_query(od_server_t *server, char *context, char *query,
 			      char *param, int len, uint32_t timeout,
-			      uint32_t count)
+			      uint32_t count, uint32_t ignore_errors)
 {
 	if (od_backend_query_send(server, context, query, param, len) ==
 	    NOT_OK_RESPONSE) {
 		return NOT_OK_RESPONSE;
 	}
-	od_retcode_t rc =
-		od_backend_ready_wait(server, context, count, timeout);
+	od_retcode_t rc = od_backend_ready_wait(server, context, count, timeout,
+						ignore_errors);
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/sources/backend.h b/sources/backend.h
index f2c1ddd8d..b583a528d 100644
--- a/sources/backend.h
+++ b/sources/backend.h
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ void od_backend_error(od_server_t *, char *, char *, uint32_t);
 
 int od_backend_update_parameter(od_server_t *, char *, char *, uint32_t, int);
 int od_backend_ready(od_server_t *, char *, uint32_t);
-int od_backend_ready_wait(od_server_t *, char *, int, uint32_t);
+int od_backend_ready_wait(od_server_t *, char *, int, uint32_t, uint32_t);
 
 od_retcode_t od_backend_query_send(od_server_t *server, char *context,
 				   char *query, char *param, int len);
 od_retcode_t od_backend_query(od_server_t *, char *, char *, char *, int,
-			      uint32_t, uint32_t);
+			      uint32_t, uint32_t, uint32_t);
 
 #endif /* ODYSSEY_BACKEND_H */
diff --git a/sources/reset.c b/sources/reset.c
index 757a70107..b29ac3876 100644
--- a/sources/reset.c
+++ b/sources/reset.c
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ int od_reset(od_server_t *server)
 				 wait_timeout, wait_try);
 			wait_try++;
 			rc = od_backend_ready_wait(server, "reset", 1,
-						   wait_timeout);
-			if (rc == -1)
+						   wait_timeout, 1);
+			if (rc == NOT_OK_RESPONSE)
 				break;
 		}
-		if (rc == -1) {
+		if (rc == NOT_OK_RESPONSE) {
 			if (!machine_timedout())
 				goto error;
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int od_reset(od_server_t *server)
 			wait_try_cancel++;
 			rc = od_cancel(server->global, route->rule->storage,
 				       &server->key, &server->id);
-			if (rc == -1)
+			if (rc == NOT_OK_RESPONSE)
 				goto error;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ int od_reset(od_server_t *server)
 	if (route->rule->pool->rollback) {
 		if (server->is_transaction) {
 			char query_rlb[] = "ROLLBACK";
-			rc = od_backend_query(server, "reset-rollback",
-					      query_rlb, NULL,
-					      sizeof(query_rlb), wait_timeout,
-					      1);
-			if (rc == -1)
+			rc = od_backend_query(
+				server, "reset-rollback", query_rlb, NULL,
+				sizeof(query_rlb), wait_timeout, 1,
+				0 /*ignore server error messages*/);
+			if (rc == NOT_OK_RESPONSE)
 				goto error;
 			assert(!server->is_transaction);
 		}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int od_reset(od_server_t *server)
 		char query_discard[] = "DISCARD ALL";
 		rc = od_backend_query(server, "reset-discard", query_discard,
 				      NULL, sizeof(query_discard), wait_timeout,
-				      1);
+				      1, 0 /*ignore server error messages*/);
 		if (rc == NOT_OK_RESPONSE)
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -146,16 +146,17 @@ int od_reset(od_server_t *server)
 			"SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION DEFAULT;RESET ALL;CLOSE ALL;UNLISTEN *;SELECT pg_advisory_unlock_all();DISCARD PLANS;DISCARD SEQUENCES;DISCARD TEMP;";
 		rc = od_backend_query(server, "reset-discard-smart",
 				      query_discard, NULL,
-				      sizeof(query_discard), wait_timeout, 1);
+				      sizeof(query_discard), wait_timeout, 1,
+				      0 /*ignore server error messages*/);
 		if (rc == NOT_OK_RESPONSE)
 			goto error;
 	}
 	if (route->rule->pool->discard_query != NULL) {
-		rc = od_backend_query(server, "reset-discard-smart-string",
-				      route->rule->pool->discard_query, NULL,
-				      strlen(route->rule->pool->discard_query) +
-					      1,
-				      wait_timeout, 1);
+		rc = od_backend_query(
+			server, "reset-discard-smart-string",
+			route->rule->pool->discard_query, NULL,
+			strlen(route->rule->pool->discard_query) + 1,
+			wait_timeout, 1, 0 /*ignore server error messages*/);
 		if (rc == NOT_OK_RESPONSE)
 			goto error;
 	}