diff --git a/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp b/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
index 823b8cc..1fe6523 100644
--- a/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
+++ b/include/wsrep/transaction.hpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace wsrep
 
         wsrep::provider& provider();
         void flags(int flags) { flags_ = flags; }
-        bool is_read_only() const;
+        bool is_local_read_only() const;
         int before_commit_local_read_only(wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex>&);
         int before_commit_local(wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex>&);
         int before_commit_high_priority(wsrep::unique_lock<wsrep::mutex>&);
diff --git a/src/transaction.cpp b/src/transaction.cpp
index 4f36069..b5a2c0f 100644
--- a/src/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/transaction.cpp
@@ -438,9 +438,10 @@ int wsrep::transaction::after_prepare(
     return ret;
 }
 
-bool wsrep::transaction::is_read_only() const
+bool wsrep::transaction::is_local_read_only() const
 {
-    return sr_keys_.empty();
+    return client_state_.mode() == wsrep::client_state::m_local
+           && sr_keys_.empty();
 }
 
 int wsrep::transaction::before_commit_local_read_only(
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ int wsrep::transaction::before_commit_local(
 {
     assert(lock.owns_lock());
 
-    if (is_read_only()) {
+    if (is_local_read_only()) {
         return before_commit_local_read_only(lock);
     }
 
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ int wsrep::transaction::ordered_commit()
     debug_log_state("ordered_commit_enter");
     assert(state() == s_committing);
 
-    if (is_read_only())
+    if (is_local_read_only())
     {
         state(lock, s_ordered_commit);
         debug_log_state("ordered_commit_leave read_only");