diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/instrumentation/decorator/DatabaseClientDecorator.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/instrumentation/decorator/DatabaseClientDecorator.java
index f77bdfddfd0..bef0194b1b4 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/instrumentation/decorator/DatabaseClientDecorator.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/src/main/java/datadog/trace/bootstrap/instrumentation/decorator/DatabaseClientDecorator.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.AgentTracer;
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.Tags;
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.UTF8BytesString;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 
 public abstract class DatabaseClientDecorator<CONNECTION> extends ClientDecorator {
@@ -151,27 +152,14 @@ protected void processDatabaseType(AgentSpan span, String dbType) {
     postProcessServiceAndOperationName(span, namingEntry);
 
     if (Config.get().isAppSecRaspEnabled() && dbType != null) {
-      BiFunction<RequestContext, String, Flow<Void>> connectDbCallback =
+      BiConsumer<RequestContext, String> connectDbCallback =
           AgentTracer.get()
               .getCallbackProvider(RequestContextSlot.APPSEC)
               .getCallback(EVENTS.databaseConnection());
       if (connectDbCallback != null) {
         RequestContext ctx = span.getRequestContext();
         if (ctx != null) {
-          Flow<Void> flow = connectDbCallback.apply(ctx, dbType);
-          Flow.Action action = flow.getAction();
-          if (action instanceof Flow.Action.RequestBlockingAction) {
-            BlockResponseFunction brf = ctx.getBlockResponseFunction();
-            if (brf != null) {
-              Flow.Action.RequestBlockingAction rba = (Flow.Action.RequestBlockingAction) action;
-              brf.tryCommitBlockingResponse(
-                  ctx.getTraceSegment(),
-                  rba.getStatusCode(),
-                  rba.getBlockingContentType(),
-                  rba.getExtraHeaders());
-            }
-            throw new BlockingException("Blocked request (for DB connection)");
-          }
+          connectDbCallback.accept(ctx, dbType);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/main/java/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridge.java b/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/main/java/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridge.java
index b71fd1b1b8e..7f09c528f50 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/main/java/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridge.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/main/java/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridge.java
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public void init() {
         (ctx_, dbType) -> {
           AppSecRequestContext ctx = ctx_.getData(RequestContextSlot.APPSEC);
           if (ctx == null) {
-            return NoopFlow.INSTANCE;
+            return;
           }
           while (true) {
             DataSubscriberInfo subInfo = dbConnectionSubInfo;
@@ -460,11 +460,11 @@ public void init() {
               dbConnectionSubInfo = subInfo;
             }
             if (subInfo == null || subInfo.isEmpty()) {
-              return NoopFlow.INSTANCE;
+              return;
             }
             DataBundle bundle = new SingletonDataBundle<>(KnownAddresses.DB_TYPE, dbType);
             try {
-              return producerService.publishDataEvent(subInfo, ctx, bundle, false);
+              producerService.publishDataEvent(subInfo, ctx, bundle, false);
             } catch (ExpiredSubscriberInfoException e) {
               dbConnectionSubInfo = null;
             }
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/test/groovy/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridgeSpecification.groovy b/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/test/groovy/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridgeSpecification.groovy
index a6ad943a72b..2a046cdfada 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/test/groovy/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridgeSpecification.groovy
+++ b/dd-java-agent/appsec/src/test/groovy/com/datadog/appsec/gateway/GatewayBridgeSpecification.groovy
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.URIDataAdapter
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.URIDataAdapterBase
 import datadog.trace.test.util.DDSpecification
 
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer
 import java.util.function.BiFunction
 import java.util.function.Function
 import java.util.function.Supplier
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class GatewayBridgeSpecification extends DDSpecification {
   BiFunction<RequestContext, String, Flow<Void>> grpcServerMethodCB
   BiFunction<RequestContext, Object, Flow<Void>> grpcServerRequestMessageCB
   BiFunction<RequestContext, Map<String, Object>, Flow<Void>> graphqlServerRequestMessageCB
-  BiFunction<RequestContext, String, Flow<Void>> databaseConnectionCB
+  BiConsumer<RequestContext, String> databaseConnectionCB
   BiFunction<RequestContext, String, Flow<Void>> databaseSqlQueryCB
 
   void setup() {
diff --git a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/Events.java b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/Events.java
index d4e0f333082..a31c6c09121 100644
--- a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/Events.java
+++ b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/Events.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.URIDataAdapter;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
@@ -209,8 +210,8 @@ public EventType<BiFunction<RequestContext, Object, Flow<Void>>> grpcServerReque
       new ET<>("database.connection", DATABASE_CONNECTION_ID);
   /** A database connection */
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  public EventType<BiFunction<RequestContext, String, Flow<Void>>> databaseConnection() {
-    return (EventType<BiFunction<RequestContext, String, Flow<Void>>>) DATABASE_CONNECTION;
+  public EventType<BiConsumer<RequestContext, String>> databaseConnection() {
+    return (EventType<BiConsumer<RequestContext, String>>) DATABASE_CONNECTION;
   }
 
   static final int DATABASE_SQL_QUERY_ID = 17;
diff --git a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGateway.java b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGateway.java
index 00ea5a10e7f..932df32abbe 100644
--- a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGateway.java
+++ b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGateway.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import datadog.trace.bootstrap.instrumentation.api.URIDataAdapter;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReferenceArray;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
@@ -365,6 +366,17 @@ public Flow<Void> apply(RequestContext ctx, Integer status) {
               }
             };
       case DATABASE_CONNECTION_ID:
+        return (C)
+            new BiConsumer<RequestContext, String>() {
+              @Override
+              public void accept(RequestContext ctx, String arg) {
+                try {
+                  ((BiConsumer<RequestContext, String>) callback).accept(ctx, arg);
+                } catch (Throwable t) {
+                  log.warn("Callback for {} threw.", eventType, t);
+                }
+              }
+            };
       case DATABASE_SQL_QUERY_ID:
         return (C)
             new BiFunction<RequestContext, String, Flow<Void>>() {
diff --git a/internal-api/src/test/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGatewayTest.java b/internal-api/src/test/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGatewayTest.java
index 07ca0602b70..ff69eaf18e6 100644
--- a/internal-api/src/test/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGatewayTest.java
+++ b/internal-api/src/test/java/datadog/trace/api/gateway/InstrumentationGatewayTest.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public void testNormalCalls() {
     assertThat(cbp.getCallback(events.graphqlServerRequestMessage()).apply(null, null).getAction())
         .isEqualTo(Flow.Action.Noop.INSTANCE);
     ss.registerCallback(events.databaseConnection(), callback);
-    cbp.getCallback(events.databaseConnection()).apply(null, null);
+    cbp.getCallback(events.databaseConnection()).accept(null, null);
     ss.registerCallback(events.databaseSqlQuery(), callback);
     cbp.getCallback(events.databaseSqlQuery()).apply(null, null);
     assertThat(callback.count).isEqualTo(Events.MAX_EVENTS);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public void testThrowableBlocking() {
     assertThat(cbp.getCallback(events.graphqlServerRequestMessage()).apply(null, null).getAction())
         .isEqualTo(Flow.Action.Noop.INSTANCE);
     ss.registerCallback(events.databaseConnection(), throwback);
-    cbp.getCallback(events.databaseConnection()).apply(null, null);
+    cbp.getCallback(events.databaseConnection()).accept(null, null);
     ss.registerCallback(events.databaseSqlQuery(), throwback);
     cbp.getCallback(events.databaseSqlQuery()).apply(null, null);
     assertThat(throwback.count).isEqualTo(Events.MAX_EVENTS);