diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js b/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
index a75513331a..18d453f2ec 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ profileController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 			}
 			userData = _userData;
 
-			req.session.uids_viewed = req.session.uids_viewed || {};
+			if (!req.isSpider()) {
+				req.session.uids_viewed = req.session.uids_viewed || {};
 
-			if (req.uid !== userData.uid && (!req.session.uids_viewed[userData.uid] || req.session.uids_viewed[userData.uid] < Date.now() - 3600000)) {
-				user.incrementUserFieldBy(userData.uid, 'profileviews', 1);
-				req.session.uids_viewed[userData.uid] = Date.now();
+				if (req.uid !== userData.uid && (!req.session.uids_viewed[userData.uid] || req.session.uids_viewed[userData.uid] < Date.now() - 3600000)) {
+					user.incrementUserFieldBy(userData.uid, 'profileviews', 1);
+					req.session.uids_viewed[userData.uid] = Date.now();
+				}
 			}
 
 			async.parallel({
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index aca8445872..e6f38244a3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -161,10 +161,12 @@ topicsController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 				res.locals.linkTags.push(rel);
 			});
 
-			req.session.tids_viewed = req.session.tids_viewed || {};
-			if (!req.session.tids_viewed[tid] || req.session.tids_viewed[tid] < Date.now() - 3600000) {
-				topics.increaseViewCount(tid);
-				req.session.tids_viewed[tid] = Date.now();
+			if (!req.isSpider()) {
+				req.session.tids_viewed = req.session.tids_viewed || {};
+				if (!req.session.tids_viewed[tid] || req.session.tids_viewed[tid] < Date.now() - 3600000) {
+					topics.increaseViewCount(tid);
+					req.session.tids_viewed[tid] = Date.now();
+				}
 			}
 
 			if (req.loggedIn) {