diff --git a/src/middleware/middleware.js b/src/middleware/middleware.js
index ced0f40674..6c03674483 100644
--- a/src/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -48,14 +48,19 @@ middleware.applyCSRF = csrf();
 middleware.ensureLoggedIn = ensureLoggedIn.ensureLoggedIn(nconf.get('relative_path') + '/login');
 
 middleware.pageView = function(req, res, next) {
+	analytics.pageView(req.ip);
+
 	if (req.user) {
 		user.updateLastOnlineTime(req.user.uid);
-		user.updateOnlineUsers(req.user.uid);
+		if (req.path.startsWith('/api/users') || req.path.startsWith('/users')) {
+			user.updateOnlineUsers(req.user.uid, next);
+		} else {
+			user.updateOnlineUsers(req.user.uid);
+			next();
+		}
+	} else {
+		next();
 	}
-
-	analytics.pageView(req.ip);
-
-	next();
 };
 
 middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn = function(req, res, next) {