struct iscsi_session *sess;
        struct ddb_entry *ddb_entry;
        struct scsi_qla_host *ha;
+       int status = QLA_SUCCESS;
 
        sess = cls_session->dd_data;
        ddb_entry = sess->dd_data;
        ql4_printk(KERN_INFO, ha, "scsi%ld: %s: ddb[%d]"
                   " unblock user space session\n", ha->host_no, __func__,
                   ddb_entry->fw_ddb_index);
-       iscsi_conn_start(ddb_entry->conn);
-       iscsi_conn_login_event(ddb_entry->conn,
-                              ISCSI_CONN_STATE_LOGGED_IN);
 
-       return QLA_SUCCESS;
+       if (!iscsi_is_session_online(cls_session)) {
+               iscsi_conn_start(ddb_entry->conn);
+               iscsi_conn_login_event(ddb_entry->conn,
+                                      ISCSI_CONN_STATE_LOGGED_IN);
+       } else {
+               ql4_printk(KERN_INFO, ha,
+                          "scsi%ld: %s: ddb[%d] session [%d] already logged in\n",
+                          ha->host_no, __func__, ddb_entry->fw_ddb_index,
+                          cls_session->sid);
+               status = QLA_ERROR;
+       }
+
+       return status;
 }
 
 static void qla4xxx_relogin_all_devices(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)