diff --git a/src/octoprint/server/__init__.py b/src/octoprint/server/__init__.py
index 25776f51..bb069c7e 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/server/__init__.py
@@ -765,11 +765,11 @@ class Server(object):
 
 						headers = kwargs.get("headers", dict())
 						headers["X-Force-View"] = plugin if plugin else "_default"
+						headers["X-Preemptive-Record"] = "no"
 						kwargs["headers"] = headers
 
 						builder = EnvironBuilder(**kwargs)
-						with preemptive_cache.disable_access_logging():
-							app(builder.get_environ(), lambda *a, **kw: None)
+						app(builder.get_environ(), lambda *a, **kw: None)
 					except:
 						self._logger.exception("Error while trying to preemptively cache {} for {!r}".format(route, kwargs))
 
diff --git a/src/octoprint/server/util/flask.py b/src/octoprint/server/util/flask.py
index 62be90fe..a2be3687 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/server/util/flask.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/server/util/flask.py
@@ -403,11 +403,8 @@ class PreemptiveCache(object):
 		self.environment = None
 
 		self._logger = logging.getLogger(__name__ + "." + self.__class__.__name__)
-		self._log_access = True
 
 		self._lock = threading.RLock()
-		self._log_lock = threading.RLock()
-		self._environment_lock = threading.RLock()
 
 	def record(self, data, unless=None, root=None):
 		if callable(unless) and unless():
@@ -441,13 +438,6 @@ class PreemptiveCache(object):
 
 		return False
 
-	@contextlib.contextmanager
-	def disable_access_logging(self):
-		with self._log_lock:
-			self._log_access = False
-			yield
-			self._log_access = True
-
 	def clean_all_data(self, cleanup_function):
 		assert callable(cleanup_function)
 
@@ -508,13 +498,6 @@ class PreemptiveCache(object):
 			self.set_all_data(all_data)
 
 	def add_data(self, root, data):
-		with self._log_lock:
-			if not self._log_access:
-				self._logger.debug(
-					"Not updating timestamp and counter for {} and {!r}, currently flagged as disabled".format(root,
-					                                                                                           data))
-				return
-
 		def split_matched_and_unmatched(entry, entries):
 			matched = []
 			unmatched = []
diff --git a/src/octoprint/server/views.py b/src/octoprint/server/views.py
index 22bdeae0..2d6fc98b 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/server/views.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/server/views.py
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ def _preemptive_unless(base_url=None, additional_unless=None):
 	                    or base_url in settings().get(["server", "preemptiveCache", "exceptions"]) \
 	                    or not (base_url.startswith("http://") or base_url.startswith("https://"))
 
+	recording_disabled = request.headers.get("X-Preemptive-Record", "yes") == "no"
+
 	if callable(additional_unless):
-		return disabled_for_root or additional_unless()
+		return recording_disabled or disabled_for_root or additional_unless()
 	else:
-		return disabled_for_root
+		return recording_disabled or disabled_for_root
 
 def _preemptive_data(key, path=None, base_url=None, data=None, additional_request_data=None):
 	if path is None: