diff --git a/components/gateway/client_gateway/opensips.cfg b/components/gateway/client_gateway/opensips.cfg
index 2e939f997..6744d514c 100644
--- a/components/gateway/client_gateway/opensips.cfg
+++ b/components/gateway/client_gateway/opensips.cfg
@@ -389,10 +389,12 @@ failure_route[GW_FAILOVER] {
   if (t_check_status("(408)|([56][0-9][0-9])")) {
     xlog("L_NOTICE", "$T_reply_code-lb-response-error-$avp(lb_dest)");
 
-    if ( lb_next() ) {
-      t_on_failure("GW_FAILOVER");
-      t_relay();
-      exit;
+    if (!t_check_status("408")) {
+      if ( lb_next() ) {
+        t_on_failure("GW_FAILOVER");
+        t_relay();
+        exit;
+      }
     }
 
     send_reply(500, "All GW are down");
diff --git a/components/gateway/public_gateway/opensips.cfg b/components/gateway/public_gateway/opensips.cfg
index f257b8339..8f3623b38 100644
--- a/components/gateway/public_gateway/opensips.cfg
+++ b/components/gateway/public_gateway/opensips.cfg
@@ -283,10 +283,12 @@ failure_route[GW_FAILOVER] {
   if (t_check_status("(408)|([56][0-9][0-9])")) {
     xlog("L_NOTICE", "$T_reply_code-lb-response-error-$avp(lb_dest)");
 
-    if ( lb_next() ) {
-      t_on_failure("GW_FAILOVER");
-      t_relay();
-      exit;
+    if (!t_check_status("408")) {
+      if ( lb_next() ) {
+        t_on_failure("GW_FAILOVER");
+        t_relay();
+        exit;
+      }
     }
 
     send_reply(500, "All GW are down");