diff --git a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConnectionHandler.java b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConnectionHandler.java
index 8fb7ab41d8867..13de530eaf848 100644
--- a/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConnectionHandler.java
+++ b/pulsar-client/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/client/impl/ConnectionHandler.java
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ private boolean isValidStateForReconnection() {
         switch (state) {
             case Uninitialized:
             case Connecting:
+            case RegisteringSchema:
             case Ready:
                 // Ok
                 return true;