diff --git a/data-mongodb/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/mongodb/session/MongoConnectionOperationsImpl.java b/data-mongodb/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/mongodb/session/MongoConnectionOperationsImpl.java
index 023af65799d..f596f9a619f 100644
--- a/data-mongodb/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/mongodb/session/MongoConnectionOperationsImpl.java
+++ b/data-mongodb/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/mongodb/session/MongoConnectionOperationsImpl.java
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@
 import io.micronaut.data.connection.ConnectionDefinition;
 import io.micronaut.data.connection.ConnectionStatus;
 import io.micronaut.data.connection.support.AbstractConnectionOperations;
+import io.micronaut.data.mongodb.conf.RequiresSyncMongo;
 
-@Internal
+@RequiresSyncMongo
 @EachBean(MongoClient.class)
+@Internal
 final class MongoConnectionOperationsImpl extends AbstractConnectionOperations<ClientSession> implements MongoConnectionOperations {
 
     private final MongoClient mongoClient;
@@ -40,9 +42,6 @@ protected ClientSession openConnection(ConnectionDefinition definition) {
 
     @Override
     protected void setupConnection(ConnectionStatus<ClientSession> connectionStatus) {
-//        if (connectionStatus.getDefinition().isP) {
-//            throw new ConnectionException("MongoDB client doesn't support read only client session!");
-//        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/data-processor/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/processor/visitors/RepositoryTypeElementVisitor.java b/data-processor/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/processor/visitors/RepositoryTypeElementVisitor.java
index faa0a34b023..0b319d25a85 100644
--- a/data-processor/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/processor/visitors/RepositoryTypeElementVisitor.java
+++ b/data-processor/src/main/java/io/micronaut/data/processor/visitors/RepositoryTypeElementVisitor.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 import io.micronaut.inject.ast.ParameterElement;
 import io.micronaut.inject.ast.TypedElement;
 import io.micronaut.inject.processing.ProcessingException;
+import io.micronaut.inject.visitor.ElementPostponedToNextRoundException;
 import io.micronaut.inject.visitor.TypeElementVisitor;
 import io.micronaut.inject.visitor.VisitorContext;
 
@@ -321,6 +322,11 @@ public void visitMethod(MethodElement element, VisitorContext context) {
                 context.fail(matchContext.getUnableToImplementMessage() + e.getMessage(), e.getElement() == null ? element : e.getElement());
                 this.failing = true;
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (e instanceof ElementPostponedToNextRoundException || e.getClass().getSimpleName().equals("PostponeToNextRoundException")) {
+                    // rethrow postponed and don't fail compilation
+                    // this is not ideal since PostponeToNextRoundException is part of inject-java
+                    throw e;
+                }
                 matchContext.fail(e.getMessage());
                 this.failing = true;
             }