diff --git a/arangoasync/connection.py b/arangoasync/connection.py
index f404248..21fa756 100644
--- a/arangoasync/connection.py
+++ b/arangoasync/connection.py
@@ -160,11 +160,16 @@ def compress_request(self, request: Request) -> bool:
 
         return result
 
-    async def process_request(self, request: Request) -> Response:
+    async def process_request(
+        self,
+        request: Request,
+        skip_db_prefix: bool = False,
+    ) -> Response:
         """Process request, potentially trying multiple hosts.
 
         Args:
             request (Request): Request object.
+            skip_db_prefix (bool): If `True`, do not prepend the database endpoint.
 
         Returns:
             Response: Response object.
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ async def process_request(self, request: Request) -> Response:
             ConnectionAbortedError: If it can't connect to host(s) within limit.
         """
 
-        request.endpoint = f"{self._db_endpoint}{request.endpoint}"
+        if not skip_db_prefix:
+            request.endpoint = f"{self._db_endpoint}{request.endpoint}"
         host_index = self._host_resolver.get_host_index()
         for tries in range(self._host_resolver.max_tries):
             try:
@@ -376,7 +382,7 @@ async def refresh_token(self) -> None:
         )
 
         try:
-            resp = await self.process_request(request)
+            resp = await self.process_request(request, skip_db_prefix=True)
         except ClientConnectionAbortedError as e:
             raise JWTRefreshError(str(e)) from e
         except ServerConnectionError as e:
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index 568815c..e053e58 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ async def test_JwtConnection_ping_success(
     status_code = await connection1.ping()
     assert status_code == 200
 
+    # Refresh the token
+    await connection3.refresh_token()
+    status_code = await connection1.ping()
+    assert status_code == 200
+    assert connection3.token != connection1.token
+
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_JwtSuperuserConnection_ping_success(