Stabilize VPN farm WebSocket dataplane

backend/internal/modules/cluster/postgres_store.go

@@ -5101,13 +5101,10 @@ func enrichVPNClientFabricRoute(item VPNClientConnection, preferredEntryNodeID,
 
 	preferredEntryNodeID = strings.TrimSpace(preferredEntryNodeID)
 	selectedEntry := selectPreferredNode(entryPool, preferredEntryNodeID)
-	selectedExit := ""
-	if item.ActiveLease != nil && item.ActiveLease.OwnerNodeID != "" {
+	selectedExit := selectPreferredNode(exitPool, preferredExitNodeID)
+	if selectedExit == "" && item.ActiveLease != nil && item.ActiveLease.OwnerNodeID != "" {
 		selectedExit = item.ActiveLease.OwnerNodeID
 	}
-	if selectedExit == "" {
-		selectedExit = selectPreferredNode(exitPool, preferredExitNodeID)
-	}
 	status := "waiting_for_entry_and_exit"
 	switch {
 	case selectedEntry != "" && selectedExit != "":