diff --git a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
index fdeac7ed454518..11cabe42dabc44 100644
--- a/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ReadClient.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ ReadClient::ReadClient(InteractionModelEngine * apImEngine, Messaging::ExchangeM
     mpCallback(apCallback), mOnConnectedCallback(HandleDeviceConnected, this),
     mOnConnectionFailureCallback(HandleDeviceConnectionFailure, this)
 {
-    // Error if already initialized.
     mpExchangeMgr    = apExchangeMgr;
     mpCallback       = apCallback;
     mInteractionType = aInteractionType;
@@ -1094,6 +1093,7 @@ void ReadClient::HandleDeviceConnected(void * context, Messaging::ExchangeManage
 
     ChipLogProgress(DataManagement, "HandleDeviceConnected");
     _this->mReadPrepareParams.mSessionHolder.Grab(sessionHandle);
+    _this->mpExchangeMgr = &exchangeMgr;
 
     auto err = _this->SendSubscribeRequest(_this->mReadPrepareParams);
     if (err != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
diff --git a/src/app/ReadClient.h b/src/app/ReadClient.h
index 0951b0bec1cc0e..4b0868c98798ef 100644
--- a/src/app/ReadClient.h
+++ b/src/app/ReadClient.h
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ class ReadClient : public Messaging::ExchangeDelegate
      *  this object will cease to function correctly since it depends on the engine for a number of critical functions.
      *
      *  @param[in]    apImEngine       A valid pointer to the IM engine.
-     *  @param[in]    apExchangeMgr    A pointer to the ExchangeManager object.
+     *  @param[in]    apExchangeMgr    A pointer to the ExchangeManager object. Allowed to be null
+     *                                 if the version of SendAutoResubscribeRequest that takes a
+     *                                 ScopedNodeId is used.
      *  @param[in]    apCallback       Callback set by application.
      *  @param[in]    aInteractionType Type of interaction (read or subscribe)
      *