diff --git a/src/MariaDB.ts b/src/MariaDB.ts
index 91c2d45..7dd72f1 100644
--- a/src/MariaDB.ts
+++ b/src/MariaDB.ts
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class MariaDB
             const pool = this.#pool;
             if (nodeName)
             {
-                const available = this.#nodes.filter(n => n.status === 'synced');
+                const available = this.#nodes.filter(n => n.status === 'synced' || !n.status);
                 if (!available.length)
                     throw new Error('No nodes available for query');
                 const node = this.#nodes.find(n => n.name === nodeName);