diff --git a/src/controller/python/chip/clusters/attribute.cpp b/src/controller/python/chip/clusters/attribute.cpp
index 7c5b2c906ab69c..421284a0ae795b 100644
--- a/src/controller/python/chip/clusters/attribute.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/python/chip/clusters/attribute.cpp
@@ -145,18 +145,20 @@ class ReadClientCallback : public ReadClient::Callback
 
     void OnSubscriptionEstablished(SubscriptionId aSubscriptionId) override
     {
+        // Only enable auto resubscribe if the subscription is established successfully.
+        mAutoResubscribeNeeded = mAutoResubscribe;
         gOnSubscriptionEstablishedCallback(mAppContext, aSubscriptionId);
     }
 
     CHIP_ERROR OnResubscriptionNeeded(ReadClient * apReadClient, CHIP_ERROR aTerminationCause) override
     {
-        if (mAutoResubscribe)
+        if (mAutoResubscribeNeeded)
         {
             ReturnErrorOnFailure(ReadClient::Callback::OnResubscriptionNeeded(apReadClient, aTerminationCause));
         }
         gOnResubscriptionAttemptedCallback(mAppContext, ToPyChipError(aTerminationCause),
                                            apReadClient->ComputeTimeTillNextSubscription());
-        if (mAutoResubscribe)
+        if (mAutoResubscribeNeeded)
         {
             return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
         }
@@ -242,7 +244,8 @@ class ReadClientCallback : public ReadClient::Callback
     PyObject * mAppContext;
 
     std::unique_ptr<ReadClient> mReadClient;
-    bool mAutoResubscribe = true;
+    bool mAutoResubscribe       = true;
+    bool mAutoResubscribeNeeded = false;
 };
 
 extern "C" {