diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/MDEV-38073.result b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/MDEV-38073.result
index 3ab032a0dfeed..c579070494098 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/MDEV-38073.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/r/MDEV-38073.result
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 connection node_2;
 connection node_1;
+connection node_1;
+connection node_2;
 connection node_2;
 connection node_1;
 CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=InnoDB;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/MDEV-38073.test b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/MDEV-38073.test
index b2f69219e25d5..8e48937a1c05f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/MDEV-38073.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/galera/t/MDEV-38073.test
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 --source include/have_innodb.inc
 --source include/big_test.inc
 
+# Save original auto_increment_offset values.
+--let $node_1=node_1
+--let $node_2=node_2
+--source include/auto_increment_offset_save.inc
+
 # Restart the node 2 in transaction_read_only mode.
 --connection node_2
 --source include/shutdown_mysqld.inc
@@ -37,3 +42,5 @@ SELECT COUNT(*) = 2 FROM t1;
 # Cleanup
 --connection node_1
 DROP TABLE t1;
+
+--source include/auto_increment_offset_restore.inc
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_utils.cc b/sql/wsrep_utils.cc
index 20114eb38f4f4..4d18666092c29 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_utils.cc
+++ b/sql/wsrep_utils.cc
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ thd::thd (my_bool ini, bool system_thread)
     wsrep_assign_from_threadvars(ptr);
     wsrep_store_threadvars(ptr);
 
+    ptr->tx_read_only= false;
+    ptr->variables.tx_read_only= false;
     ptr->variables.tx_isolation= ISO_READ_COMMITTED;
     ptr->variables.sql_log_bin = 0;
     ptr->variables.option_bits &= ~OPTION_BIN_LOG; // disable binlog