diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/package.json b/packages/grpc-js/package.json
index 38e10479..d80e4070 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@grpc/grpc-js",
-  "version": "0.6.5",
+  "version": "0.6.6",
   "description": "gRPC Library for Node - pure JS implementation",
   "homepage": "https://grpc.io/",
   "repository": "https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/tree/master/packages/grpc-js",
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts b/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts
index a12fc8e2..5d221fc0 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/src/load-balancer-pick-first.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ export class PickFirstLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
       newState: ConnectivityState
     ) => {
       if (newState !== ConnectivityState.READY) {
+        this.currentPick = null;
         subchannel.unref();
         subchannel.removeConnectivityStateListener(
           this.pickedSubchannelStateListener
@@ -203,8 +204,11 @@ export class PickFirstLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
             this.updateState(newLBState, new QueuePicker(this));
           }
         } else {
-          this.connectToAddressList();
-          this.channelControlHelper.requestReresolution();
+          /* We don't need to backoff here because this only happens if a
+           * subchannel successfully connects then disconnects, so it will not
+           * create a loop of attempting to connect to an unreachable backend
+           */
+          this.updateState(ConnectivityState.IDLE, new QueuePicker(this));
         }
       }
     };
@@ -348,6 +352,7 @@ export class PickFirstLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
       subchannel.startConnecting();
     }
     if (this.currentState === ConnectivityState.IDLE) {
+      this.channelControlHelper.requestReresolution();
       if (this.latestAddressList.length > 0) {
         this.connectToAddressList();
       }