diff --git a/src/MariaDB.ts b/src/MariaDB.ts
index b8b6e27..04289f6 100644
--- a/src/MariaDB.ts
+++ b/src/MariaDB.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ class MariaDB
             const pool = this.#pool;
             if (nodeName)
             {
+                const available = this.#nodes.filter(n => n.status === 'synced');
+                if (!available.length)
+                    throw new Error('No nodes available for query');
                 const node = this.#nodes.find(n => n.name === nodeName);
                 if (!node)
                 {
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ class MariaDB
             this.#logger.debug(`Selected node ${nodeName} for query`);
             return pool.of(nodeName ?? '*').getConnection((err, conn) => 
             {
-                if (err) 
+                if (err)
                     return reject(err);
                 return resolve(conn);
             });