diff --git a/ydb/core/persqueue/writer/partition_chooser_impl__old_chooser_actor.h b/ydb/core/persqueue/writer/partition_chooser_impl__old_chooser_actor.h
index 33e1f3dd2786..0b89f1e2039f 100644
--- a/ydb/core/persqueue/writer/partition_chooser_impl__old_chooser_actor.h
+++ b/ydb/core/persqueue/writer/partition_chooser_impl__old_chooser_actor.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class TPartitionChooserActor: public TAbstractPartitionChooserActor<TPartitionCh
         TRACE_EVENT(NKikimrServices::PQ_PARTITION_CHOOSER);
         switch (ev->GetTypeRewrite()) {
             HFunc(TEvPersQueue::TEvGetPartitionIdForWriteResponse, Handle);
+            HFunc(TEvTabletPipe::TEvClientConnected, Handle);
             HFunc(TEvTabletPipe::TEvClientDestroyed, Handle);
             SFunc(TEvents::TEvPoison, TThis::Die);
         }