diff --git a/sdx_controller/handlers/connection_handler.py b/sdx_controller/handlers/connection_handler.py
index 034bc1a..66244c9 100644
--- a/sdx_controller/handlers/connection_handler.py
+++ b/sdx_controller/handlers/connection_handler.py
@@ -272,7 +272,11 @@ def handle_link_failure(self, te_manager, failed_links):
                     del link_connections_dict[simple_link][index]
                     logger.debug("Removed connection:")
                     logger.debug(connection)
-                    self.place_connection(te_manager, connection)
+                    _reason, code = self.place_connection(te_manager, connection)
+                    if code // 100 == 2:
+                        self.db_instance.add_key_value_pair_to_db(
+                            "connections", connection["id"], json.dumps(connection)
+                        )
 
     def get_archived_connections(self, service_id: str):
         historical_connections = self.db_instance.read_from_db(