diff --git a/neo4j/v1/connection.py b/neo4j/v1/connection.py
index cccdd26f9..42f9f0985 100644
--- a/neo4j/v1/connection.py
+++ b/neo4j/v1/connection.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 
 
 # Signature bytes for each message type
-INIT = b"\x01"             # 0000 0001 // INIT <user_agent>
+INIT = b"\x01"             # 0000 0001 // INIT <user_agent> <auth>
+ACK_FAILURE = b"\x0E"      # 0000 1110 // ACK_FAILURE
 RESET = b"\x0F"            # 0000 1111 // RESET
 RUN = b"\x10"              # 0001 0000 // RUN <statement> <parameters>
 DISCARD_ALL = b"\x2F"      # 0010 1111 // DISCARD *
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 
 message_names = {
     INIT: "INIT",
+    ACK_FAILURE: "ACK_FAILURE",
     RESET: "RESET",
     RUN: "RUN",
     DISCARD_ALL: "DISCARD_ALL",
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ def __init__(self, sock, **config):
         self.der_encoded_server_certificate = config.get("der_encoded_server_certificate")
 
         def on_failure(metadata):
-            raise ProtocolError(metadata.get("message", "Inititalisation failed"))
+            raise ProtocolError(metadata.get("message", "INIT failed"))
 
         response = Response(self)
         response.on_failure = on_failure
@@ -253,6 +255,23 @@ def append(self, signature, fields=(), response=None):
         self.channel.flush(end_of_message=True)
         self.responses.append(response)
 
+    def acknowledge_failure(self):
+        """ Add an ACK_FAILURE message to the outgoing queue, send
+        it and consume all remaining messages.
+        """
+        response = Response(self)
+
+        def on_failure(metadata):
+            raise ProtocolError("ACK_FAILURE failed")
+
+        response.on_failure = on_failure
+
+        self.append(ACK_FAILURE, response=response)
+        self.send()
+        fetch = self.fetch
+        while not response.complete:
+            fetch()
+
     def reset(self):
         """ Add a RESET message to the outgoing queue, send
         it and consume all remaining messages.
@@ -304,7 +323,7 @@ def fetch(self):
                 response.complete = True
                 self.responses.popleft()
             if signature == FAILURE:
-                self.reset()
+                self.acknowledge_failure()
             handler_name = "on_%s" % message_names[signature].lower()
             try:
                 handler = getattr(response, handler_name)