diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/HostListProvider.java b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/HostListProvider.java
index 77ab0ddc4..0aa93714a 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/HostListProvider.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/HostListProvider.java
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ public interface HostListProvider {
 
   HostSpec identifyConnection(Connection connection) throws SQLException;
 
-  String getClusterId() throws UnsupportedOperationException;
+  String getClusterId() throws UnsupportedOperationException, SQLException;
 }
diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/hostlistprovider/RdsHostListProvider.java b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/hostlistprovider/RdsHostListProvider.java
index 98482b329..eb677a1c2 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/hostlistprovider/RdsHostListProvider.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/hostlistprovider/RdsHostListProvider.java
@@ -694,7 +694,8 @@ public HostSpec identifyConnection(Connection connection) throws SQLException {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String getClusterId() throws UnsupportedOperationException {
+  public String getClusterId() throws UnsupportedOperationException, SQLException {
+    init();
     return this.clusterId;
   }
 
diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/limitless/LimitlessRouterServiceImpl.java b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/limitless/LimitlessRouterServiceImpl.java
index 954d98958..2c9d79752 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/limitless/LimitlessRouterServiceImpl.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/plugin/limitless/LimitlessRouterServiceImpl.java
@@ -24,14 +24,18 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.AwsWrapperProperty;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.HostSpec;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.PluginService;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.util.Messages;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.SlidingExpirationCacheWithCleanupThread;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.Utils;
 
 public class LimitlessRouterServiceImpl implements LimitlessRouterService {
+  private static final Logger LOGGER =
+      Logger.getLogger(LimitlessRouterServiceImpl.class.getName());
   public static final AwsWrapperProperty MONITOR_DISPOSAL_TIME_MS =
       new AwsWrapperProperty(
           "limitlessTransactionRouterMonitorDisposalTimeMs",
@@ -143,12 +147,13 @@ public void startMonitoring(final @NonNull HostSpec hostSpec,
               .createLimitlessRouterMonitor(
                   hostSpec,
                   limitlessRouterCache,
-                  this.pluginService.getHostListProvider().getClusterId(),
+                  limitlessRouterMonitorKey,
                   props,
                   intervalMs),
           cacheExpirationNano);
-    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
-      throw e;
+    } catch (SQLException e) {
+      LOGGER.warning(Messages.get("LimitlessRouterServiceImpl.errorStartingMonitor", new Object[]{e}));
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/resources/aws_advanced_jdbc_wrapper_messages.properties b/wrapper/src/main/resources/aws_advanced_jdbc_wrapper_messages.properties
index 422ab9972..65c8877ea 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/resources/aws_advanced_jdbc_wrapper_messages.properties
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/resources/aws_advanced_jdbc_wrapper_messages.properties
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ LimitlessRouterMonitor.openedConnection=Opened Limitless Router Monitor connecti
 LimitlessRouterMonitor.running=Limitless Router Monitor thread running on node {0}.
 LimitlessRouterMonitor.stopped=Limitless Router Monitor thread stopped on node {0].
 
+# Limitless Router Service
+LimitlessRouterServiceImpl.errorStartingMonitor=An error occurred while starting Limitless Router Monitor. {0}
+
 # Log Query Connection Plugin
 LogQueryConnectionPlugin.executingQuery=[{0}] Executing query: {1}