diff --git a/go/mysql/sql_error.go b/go/mysql/sql_error.go
index 22cd2c2ae9e..347c1abcdad 100644
--- a/go/mysql/sql_error.go
+++ b/go/mysql/sql_error.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/sqlparser"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vterrors"
@@ -135,7 +136,11 @@ func mapToSQLErrorFromErrorCode(err error, msg string) *SQLError {
 		ss = SSAccessDeniedError
 	case vtrpcpb.Code_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED:
 		num = demuxResourceExhaustedErrors(err.Error())
-		ss = SSClientError
+		// 1041 ER_OUT_OF_RESOURCES has SQLSTATE HYOOO as per https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-errors/8.0/en/server-error-reference.html#error_er_out_of_resources,
+		// so don't override it here in that case.
+		if num != EROutOfResources {
+			ss = SSClientError
+		}
 	case vtrpcpb.Code_UNIMPLEMENTED:
 		num = ERNotSupportedYet
 		ss = SSClientError
@@ -223,6 +228,8 @@ func demuxResourceExhaustedErrors(msg string) int {
 	switch {
 	case isGRPCOverflowRE.Match([]byte(msg)):
 		return ERNetPacketTooLarge
+	case strings.Contains(msg, "Transaction throttled"):
+		return EROutOfResources
 	default:
 		return ERTooManyUserConnections
 	}
diff --git a/go/mysql/sql_error_test.go b/go/mysql/sql_error_test.go
index c6fe2f65251..e3b6edf47cc 100644
--- a/go/mysql/sql_error_test.go
+++ b/go/mysql/sql_error_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestDumuxResourceExhaustedErrors(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDemuxResourceExhaustedErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	type testCase struct {
 		msg  string
 		want int
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func TestDumuxResourceExhaustedErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		// This should be explicitly handled by returning ERNetPacketTooLarge from the execturo directly
 		// and therefore shouldn't need to be teased out of another error.
 		{"in-memory row count exceeded allowed limit of 13", ERTooManyUserConnections},
+		{"rpc error: code = ResourceExhausted desc = Transaction throttled", EROutOfResources},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
@@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ func TestNewSQLErrorFromError(t *testing.T) {
 			num: ERNoDb,
 			ss:  SSNoDB,
 		},
+		{
+			err: vterrors.Errorf(vtrpc.Code_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED, "vttablet: rpc error: code = ResourceExhausted desc = Transaction throttled"),
+			num: EROutOfResources,
+			ss:  SSUnknownSQLState,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tCases {
diff --git a/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module.go b/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module.go
index f8037f7f975..e1a76f89c57 100644
--- a/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module.go
+++ b/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module.go
@@ -301,6 +301,12 @@ func (m *MaxReplicationLagModule) recalculateRate(lagRecordNow replicationLagRec
 	if lagRecordNow.isZero() {
 		panic("rate recalculation was triggered with a zero replication lag record")
 	}
+
+	// Protect against nil stats
+	if lagRecordNow.Stats == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	now := lagRecordNow.time
 	lagNow := lagRecordNow.lag()
 
@@ -375,7 +381,6 @@ logResult:
 		r.Reason += clearReason
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("%v", r)
 	m.results.add(r)
 }
 
diff --git a/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module_test.go b/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module_test.go
index f0324df192c..6379b067412 100644
--- a/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/throttler/max_replication_lag_module_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/discovery"
@@ -83,6 +85,12 @@ func (tf *testFixture) process(lagRecord replicationLagRecord) {
 	tf.m.processRecord(lagRecord)
 }
 
+// recalculateRate does the same thing as MaxReplicationLagModule.recalculateRate() does
+// for a new "lagRecord".
+func (tf *testFixture) recalculateRate(lagRecord replicationLagRecord) {
+	tf.m.recalculateRate(lagRecord)
+}
+
 func (tf *testFixture) checkState(state state, rate int64, lastRateChange time.Time) error {
 	if got, want := tf.m.currentState, state; got != want {
 		return fmt.Errorf("module in wrong state. got = %v, want = %v", got, want)
@@ -96,6 +104,47 @@ func (tf *testFixture) checkState(state state, rate int64, lastRateChange time.T
 	return nil
 }
 
+func TestNewMaxReplicationLagModule_recalculateRate(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name        string
+		lagRecord   replicationLagRecord
+		expectPanic bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Zero lag",
+			lagRecord: replicationLagRecord{
+				time:         time.Time{},
+				TabletHealth: discovery.TabletHealth{Stats: nil},
+			},
+			expectPanic: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "nil lag record stats",
+			lagRecord: replicationLagRecord{
+				time:         time.Now(),
+				TabletHealth: discovery.TabletHealth{Stats: nil},
+			},
+			expectPanic: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, aTestCase := range testCases {
+		theCase := aTestCase
+
+		t.Run(theCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			fixture, err := newTestFixtureWithMaxReplicationLag(5)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			if theCase.expectPanic {
+				assert.Panics(t, func() { fixture.recalculateRate(theCase.lagRecord) })
+			}
+		},
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMaxReplicationLagModule_RateNotZeroWhenDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	tf, err := newTestFixtureWithMaxReplicationLag(ReplicationLagModuleDisabled)
 	if err != nil {