diff --git a/lib/core/sdam/monitor.js b/lib/core/sdam/monitor.js
index c798775c06..79bc6d0ac1 100644
--- a/lib/core/sdam/monitor.js
+++ b/lib/core/sdam/monitor.js
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ class Monitor extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   reset() {
-    if (isInCloseState(this)) {
+    const topologyVersion = this[kServer].description.topologyVersion;
+    if (isInCloseState(this) || topologyVersion == null) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ class Monitor extends EventEmitter {
 }
 
 function resetMonitorState(monitor) {
-  stateTransition(monitor, STATE_CLOSING);
   if (monitor[kMonitorId]) {
     monitor[kMonitorId].stop();
     monitor[kMonitorId] = null;